Porous anodic aluminum oxide: anodization and templated synthesis of functional nanostructures

W Lee, SJ Park - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

A comprehensive review of ZnO materials and devices

Ü Özgür, YI Alivov, C Liu, A Teke… - Journal of applied …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The semiconductor ZnO has gained substantial interest in the research community in part
because of its large exciton binding energy (60 meV) which could lead to lasing action …

Application of ZnO nanostructures in ceramic and polymeric membranes for water and wastewater technologies: a review

M Sheikh, M Pazirofteh, M Dehghani, M Asghari… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have led to the development of
nanostructured membranes. Zinc oxide (ZnO), a multifunctional nanomaterial, has been …

Zinc oxide nanostructures: synthesis and properties

Z Fan, JG Lu - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
This article provides a comprehensive review of the current research activities that focus on
the ZnO nanostructure materials and their physical property characterizations. It begins with …

Semiconductor nanowires: from self‐organization to patterned growth

HJ Fan, P Werner, M Zacharias - small, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of semiconductor nanowires has been studied intensively worldwide for a
wide spectrum of materials. Such low‐dimensional nanostructures are not only interesting …

Effect of seed layer on the growth of ZnO nanorods

J Song, S Lim - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007 - ACS Publications
To investigate the effect of seed layer on the growth of ZnO nanorods during hydrothermal
synthesis, different types of sputter-deposited ZnO films were used. The changes in growth …

Controlled growth of well-aligned ZnO nanorod array using a novel solution method

Y Tak, K Yong - The journal of physical chemistry B, 2005 - ACS Publications
A simple method of synthesizing nanomaterials and the ability to control the size and
position of them are crucial for fabricating nanodevices. In this work, we developed a novel …

Highly ordered nanostructures with tunable size, shape and properties: A new way to surface nano-patterning using ultra-thin alumina masks

Y Lei, W Cai, G Wilde - Progress in Materials Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Large-scale arrays of nanostructures on substrates, such as semiconductor or metal nano-
particle arrays, have attracted considerable interest due to their unique physical properties …

One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures: fabrication, optoelectronic properties, and device applications

D Panda, TY Tseng - Journal of Materials Science, 2013 - Springer
Abstract One-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have been extensively and
intensively studied for several decades not only for their extraordinary chemical and physical …

Hybrid polymer/metal oxide solar cells based on ZnO columnar structures

AM Peiró, P Ravirajan, K Govender, DS Boyle… - Journal of Materials …, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
We focus on the preparation of hybrid polymer/zinc oxide (ZnO) solar cells, in which the
metal oxide consists of ZnO columnar structures grown perpendicularly on a flat, dense …