Irradiation-induced structural changes in ZnO nanowires

SO Aisida, RM Obodo, M Arshad, I Mahmood… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is a misunderstanding that higher energy ion irradiation on nanomaterials has only
detrimental effects on their properties. Recent research reveals that higher energy irradiation …

The study of X-ray effect on structural, morphology and optical properties of ZnO nanopowder

HA Thabit, NA Kabir - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article demonstrates the effect of X-ray on structure, morphology and optical properties
of zinc oxide (ZnO) nano powder. The characteristics were investigated using XRD, FE-SEM …

Coplanar-gate ZnO nanowire field emitter arrays with enhanced gate-control performance using a ring-shaped cathode

L Zhao, Y Chen, Z Zhang, X Cao, G Zhang, J She… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Nanowire field emitters have great potential for use as large-area gated field emitter arrays
(FEAs). However, the micrometer-scale cathode patterns in gated FEA devices will reduce …

Thermo-enhanced field emission from ZnO nanowires: Role of defects and application in a diode flat panel X-ray source

Z Zhang, D Chen, W Chen, Y Chen, X Song… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
A thermo-enhanced field emission phenomenon was observed from ZnO nanowires. The
field emission current increased by almost two orders of magnitude under a constant applied …

Highly concentrated ZnO sol with ultra-strong green emission

B Efafi, MS Ghamsari, MA Aberoumand, MHM Ara… - Materials Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
In this report highly concentrated ZnO sol was synthesized by an improved sol-gel method.
TEA (triethanolamine), as a stabilizer, and absolute ethanol were used as solvent for the …

Giant Photoluminescence Enhancement of Ga‐Doped ZnO Microwires by X‐Ray Irradiation

S He, S Cao, Y Liu, W Chen, P Lyu, W Li… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ga‐doped zinc oxide (ZnO) microwires hold great promise for developing highly efficient
light sources because of the wide bandgap with proper exciton binding energy. However …

X-ray irradiation induced reduction and nanoclustering of lead in borosilicate glass

HB Stanley, D Banerjee, L van Breemen, J Ciston… - …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We have studied the formation of nanoparticles in lead sulfide (PbS)-doped borosilicate
glass subjected to a two-step nucleation and growth heat treatment using in situ small-angle …

Change in crystalline structure of W 18 O 49 nanowires induced by X-ray irradiation and its effects on field emission

J Wu, B Wang, F Yi, S Deng, N Xu, J Chen - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
W18O49 nanowires were synthesized by thermal evaporation, and the effects of X-ray
irradiation on their crystalline structure, chemical composition, and field emission properties …

Controlling the hydrothermal growth and the properties of ZnO nanorod arrays by pre-treating the seed layer

Y Yin, Y Sun, M Yu, X Liu, B Yang, D Liu, S Liu… - RSC …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Dense arrays of ultra-thin zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods have been fabricated on c-oriented
ZnO seed layers by hydrothermal growth, with particular emphasis on exploring the effects of …

Tailoring the properties of copper nanowires by ion beam irradiation

N Kumar, R Kumar, S Kumar, SK Chakarvarti - Radiation Physics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we investigated the change in the properties of copper nanowires
under the irradiance of 80 MeV Si 7+ ion beam. The nanowires were electrodeposited in the …