Ironside, Charles N., Saxey, D.W., Rickard, William D.A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8118-730X, Gray, Ciarán, McGlynn, Enda ORCID: 0000-0002-3412-9035, Reddy, S.M. and Marks, N.A. (2017) Atom probe microscopy of zinc isotopic enrichment in ZnO nanorods. AIP Advances, 7 . 025004-1. ISSN 2158-3226
Abstract
We report on atomic probe microscopy (APM) of isotopically enriched ZnO nanorods that measures the spatial distribution of zinc isotopes in sections of ZnO nanorods for natural abundance natZnO and 64Zn and 66Zn enriched ZnO nanorods. The results demonstrate that APM can accurately quantify isotopic abundances within these nanoscale structures. Therefore the atom probe microscope is a useful tool for characterizing Zn isotopic heterostructures in ZnO. Isotopic heterostructures have been proposed for controlling thermal conductivity and also, combined with neutron transmutation doping, they could be key to a novel technology for producing p-n junctions in ZnO thin films and nanorods.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Atom probe microscopy; ZnO; nanorods; isotope |
Subjects: | Engineering > Imaging systems Engineering > Materials Physical Sciences > Nanotechnology Physical Sciences > Crystallography Physical Sciences > Semiconductors |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology (NCPST) DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences |
Publisher: | A I P Publishing LLC |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4976299 |
Copyright Information: | © 2017 Author(s) |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 21709 |
Deposited On: | 09 Feb 2017 16:08 by Enda Mcglynn . Last Modified 19 Mar 2019 14:17 |
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