Supersaturation-controlled synthesis of two types of single-sided ZnO comb-like nanostructures by thermal evaporation at low temperature
- 15 December 2005
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Crystal Growth
- Vol. 285 (4), 541-548
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.09.033
Abstract
Two types of ZnO single-sided nanocombs, namely the straight comb and the crescent comb, have been synthesized by simple evaporation of Zn powder in diluted O2 flow at 440 °C. Both combs have a common teeth growth direction of [0 0 0 1]. The backbone of the straight comb is a oriented nanobelt, with combteeth distributed on its broader surface. The backbone of the crescent comb is a oriented nanobelt, with combteeth distributed on its narrower surface, and it is bent into an arc by stress. The crescent comb is interesting as it is not only a hierarchical assembly of one-dimensional nanostructures, but also folded into a secondary structure as well. The structures of our nanocombs are controlled by supersaturation. Taking advantage of our low-temperature synthesis, we studied the growth process by freezing the growth stages. A modified VS growth mechanism was proposed.
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