A catalyst-free and facile route to periodically ordered and c-axis aligned ZnO nanorod arrays on diverse substrates
Byrne, DaraghORCID: 0000-0002-2040-9765, McGlynn, EndaORCID: 0000-0002-3412-9035, Cullen, Joseph and Henry, Martin O.
(2011)
A catalyst-free and facile route to periodically ordered and c-axis aligned ZnO nanorod arrays on diverse substrates.
Nanoscale, 3
(4).
pp. 1675-1682.
ISSN 2040-3372
In this work we present a method for the deposition of periodically ordered, c-axis aligned ZnO nanorod arrays. By using chemical bath deposited films in conjunction with silica templating through nanosphere monolayers, masks suitable for high temperature deposition are created. A vapour phase transport technique is then used to deposit ordered arrays, quickly and inexpensively in a manner ideal
for low cost, scalable and reproducible growth on a diverse range of substrates.