Growth of ZnO nanorods from Zn and Zn- Zn3N2 films

A. Toumiat; S. Zerkout; S. Achour; N. Tabet; L. Guarbous

doi:10.1063/1.2776689

Growth of ZnO nanorods from Zn and Zn- Zn₃N₂ films

A. Toumiat^*
, S. Zerkout
, S. Achour
, N. Tabet
, L. Guarbous

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

This work reports on the growth of ZnO nanorods by simple thermal oxidation under air at 500°C of Zn and/or Zn-Zn₃N₂ precursors thin films. These films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering in argon atmosphere for Zn films and in a mixture of Ar - N₂ for Zn-Zn ₃N₂. X- Rays diffraction (XRD) patterns of the precursors films showed the formation of both Zn and Zn₃N₂ phases before oxidation. However, after oxidation, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed the disappearance of Zn₃N₂ phase. This method allowed us to prepare high-density ZnO nanorods by oxidizing ZnZn₃N₂ precursor films. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) investigations revealed that the films prepared from Zn-Zn ₃N₂ showed higher density of nanorods and stronger photoluminescence with several mode phonon replicas at room temperature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Subtitle of host publication	First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages	59-63
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	0735404399, 9780735404397
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2776689
State	Published - 2007

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	929
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Keywords

Photoluminescence
ZnN
ZnO nanorods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy

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10.1063/1.2776689

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Growth of ZnO nanorods from Zn and Zn- Zn₃N₂ films. / Toumiat, A.; Zerkout, S.; Achour, S. et al.
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS: First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2007. p. 59-63 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 929).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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