Preparation of patterned graphene-ZnO hybrid nanoflower and nanorods on ITO surface
- School of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)
- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)
Hybrid ZnO nanostructure with controlled morphology have been proved to enhance the physical and chemical properties of the material and used as photodiode and sensor. In this paper, hybrid graphene-ZnO nanoflower and nanorods have been successfully synthesized via a seed mediated method with micropatterned ZnO nanoseed treated with multilayer graphene (MLG) in a hydrothermal process. In typical process, the ZnO nanoseeds with and without resists were spin coated with a multilayer graphene prior to the growth process. The treated seed was then used to grow the ZnO nanostructures in the growth solution that contained equimolar (0.04 M) of zinc nitrate hexahydrate and hexamethylenetetramine. The growth process was carried out inside an autoclave at temperature 70 °C. The growth time was 4 h. It was proved that the MLG treatment on micropatterning substrate may induce new morphology formation of ZnO nanostructure. It is expected that the heteroepitaxy reaction occurred between the MLG and ZnO interface. This presence method can be used as an alternative approach to control the morphology of hybrid ZnO nanostructure growth.
- OSTI ID:
- 22262703
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1571, Issue 1; Conference: 2013 UKM FST postgraduate colloquium, Selangor (Malaysia), 3-4 Jul 2013; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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