Direct growth of freestanding ZnO tetrapod networks for multifunctional applications in photocatalysis, UV photodetection, and gas sensing

YK Mishra, G Modi, V Cretu, V Postica… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Growth of freestanding nano-and microstructures with complex morphologies is a highly
desired aspect for real applications of nanoscale materials in various technologies. Zinc …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid fabrication technique for interpenetrated ZnO nanotetrapod networks for fast UV sensors

D Gedamu, I Paulowicz, S Kaps, O Lupan, S Wille… - Adv. Mater, 2014 - academia.edu
Recent developments on the synthesis of networked nanostructures have added new
amplitudes for designing multifunctional devices, including sensors and UV photodetectors …

Controllable fabrication and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanobelt arrays

T Sun, J Qiu, C Liang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
Well-aligned single-crystalline ZnO nanobelt arrays were fabricated on a Si wafer by a
carbothermal reduction route with the assistance of a SnO2/Sn species. The as-prepared …

Growth of ZnO nanotetrapods with hexagonal crown

FQ He, YP Zhao - Applied physics letters, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
ZnO nanotetrapods with hexagonal crown were synthesized on a silicon wafer by vapor
transport process at a low temperature of 630 C and normal pressure without the presence …

Highly oriented 1-D ZnO nanorod arrays on zinc foil: direct growth from substrate, optical properties and photocatalytic activities

Y Wang, X Li, G Lu, X Quan, G Chen - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Highly oriented and large-scale ZnO nanorod arrays have been successfully synthesized on
zinc foil by a simple, low-temperature, solution-phase approach. In this approach, zinc foil …

Facile synthesis of ZnO nanorod arrays and hierarchical nanostructures for photocatalysis and gas sensor applications

S Ma, R Li, C Lv, W Xu, X Gou - Journal of hazardous materials, 2011 - Elsevier
A facile one-step hydrothermal route was demonstrated to grow ZnO nanorod arrays and
hierarchical nanostructures on arbitrary substrates without any catalysts and seeds coated …

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanotetrapods

Q Wan, TH Wang, JC Zhao - Applied Physics Letters, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The photocatalytic characteristics of the tetrapod-branched ZnO nanostructures synthesized
by thermal evaporation method are investigated. The fitting of absorbance maximum plot …

Construction of Highly Ordered ZnO–TiO2 Nanotube Arrays (ZnO/TNTs) Heterostructure for Photocatalytic Application

FX Xiao - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2012 - ACS Publications
In recent years, strenuous efforts have been devoted to exploring ZnO functionalized TiO2
nanotube arrays (ZnO/TNTs) nanocomposites; however, there is still a paucity of reports on …

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO tetrapods for optical and antibacterial applications

JS Tawale, KK Dey, R Pasricha, KN Sood… - Thin solid films, 2010 - Elsevier
ZnO tetrapods have been grown by sublimation process employing thermal evaporation at
950° C on quartz substrate. The grown ZnO tetrapods exhibited noteworthy microstructure …

Ultraviolet photodetectors based on selectively grown ZnO nanorod arrays

LW Ji, SM Peng, YK Su, SJ Young, CZ Wu… - Applied Physics …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) ultraviolet (UV) photodetectors with ZnO nanorods (NRs)
have been fabricated and characterized in this investigation. The NR arrays were selectively …