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Tin oxide (SnO2) nanorods were grown by high-pressure pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The nanorods were grown without the use of a catalyst but required high background pressure growth in order to realize small grain columnar growth and nanorod formation, with nanorod formation most favored on non-epitaxial substrates. The structures and morphology were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). X-ray diffraction and HRTEM analysis indicate that the as-grown SnO2 nanorods are single crystals with a rutile structure. The nanorods are approximately 50–90 nm in diameters and 1.5 μm in length. This method provides an approach for large area synthesis of one dimensional SnO2 nanostructure materials.
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Tien, L., Pearton, S., Norton, D. et al. Synthesis and characterization of single crystalline SnO2 nanorods by high-pressure pulsed laser deposition. Appl. Phys. A 91, 29–32 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4378-x
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