Defects in ZnO Nanorods Prepared by a Hydrothermal Method

Overview

Journal J Phys Chem B

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2006 Oct 20

PMID 17048900

Citations 52

Authors

K H Tam

C K Cheung

Y H Leung

A B Djurisic

C C Ling

C D Beling

S Fung

W M Kwok

W K Chan

D L Phillips

L Ding

W K Ge

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Abstract

ZnO nanorod arrays were fabricated using a hydrothermal method. The nanorods were studied by scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence (PL), time-resolved PL, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and positron annihilation spectroscopy before and after annealing in different environments and at different temperatures. Annealing atmosphere and temperature had significant effects on the PL spectrum, while in all cases the positron diffusion length and PL decay times were increased. We found that, while the defect emission can be significantly reduced by annealing at 200 degrees C, the rods still have large defect concentrations as confirmed by their low positron diffusion length and short PL decay time constants.

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