Abstract
Nanocrystalline ZnO of various shapes was obtained without the use of catalysts by dry oxidation of metallic zinc. Oxidation treatments performed below the melting point of Zn (Tm = 419°C) led to the formation of flakes-type structure. At 500°C, long nanofibers of circular and uniform cross section covering the surface of the oxidized samples were observed. At 600°C, large density of cone-shape needles covered the oxidized surface. High quality nanocrystals of hexagonal shape were obtained by vapor deposition on Pt substrate. XRD results showed that the lattice parameters of the needles are 1% smaller than those of microcrystalline ZnO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-30 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nanoscience |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by KFUPM, Project FT 2002/03. The authors thank KFUPM for its support.
Keywords
- Nanocrystals
- Nanostructure
- Nanowires
- Oxidation
- XPS
- ZnO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering