A novel and simple combustion route towards long legs nanotetrapod ZnO

Journal Article · Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2005.05.018· OSTI ID:20888096

Yuna, Zhao ^[1]; Maosheng, Cao ^[1]; Jingang, Li ^[1]; Yujin, Chen ^[2]

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1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081 (China)
2. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China)

The long legs nanotetrapod ZnO was synthesized by a novel combustion oxidization method without any catalyst or carrier gas at high temperature, different completely from any other thermal evaporation method. SEM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigations show that the long legs nanotetrapod ZnO is high-quality single crystal. The as-synthesized product is high yield with the legs length of about 30-50 {mu}m. Interestingly, these long legs of different nanotetrapod could be connected to each other via self-assembly under proper condition. The possible growth mechanism is discussed in detail.

• OSTI ID: 20888096
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 40, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2005.05.018; PII: S0025-5408(05)00193-5; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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