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Growth of ZnO nanorod arrays by one-step sol–gel process

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ZnO nanorods are usually formed by two-step method. In the first step, a seed layer is coated on substrate and then the second treatment by hydrothermal method is employed for formation of nanorods. Here, we report that ZnO nanorods can be directly coated on glass substrates by sol–gel dip coating technique without the second treatment. The effect of coating layers on morphological, structural, electrical, and optical properties was studied. According to the cross-sectional SEM images of the produced ZnO nanorods, a seed layer was spontaneously observed. The diameter of the ZnO nanorods was varied between 200 nm and 1 µm with coating thickness. The effect of the zinc nitrate tetrahydrate and zinc chloride precursors on the preparation of the ZnO nanorods was also investigated. And, it was found that the zinc chloride precursor exhibited formation of nanorods on the glass substrates. According to the Hall effect measurements, the ZnO nanorods exhibited mobility as high as 95 cm2 (Vs)−1. The X-ray diffraction and electrical studies indicated that highly pure crystalline ZnO nanorods could be obtained by the one-step solution method.

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Acknowledgments

This work was a research corporation between Harran University and T.S.C.F Glass Company funded by Turkey’s Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology with the Project No. 0128.STZ.2013-1.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Art and Science, Harran University, 63300, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Ferhat Aslan, Ahmet Tumbul & Abdullah Göktaş

  2. Central Laboratory, Osmanbey Campus, Harran University, 63300, Sanliurfa, Turkey

    Ahmet Tumbul

  3. Science and Technology Center, Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş (TSCF), Istanbul, Turkey

    Refika Budakoğlu

  4. Materials Science and Engineering, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    İbrahim Halil Mutlu

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Aslan, F., Tumbul, A., Göktaş, A. et al. Growth of ZnO nanorod arrays by one-step sol–gel process. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 80, 389–395 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-016-4131-z

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