Abstract
Brush-shaped ZnO heteronanostructures were synthesized using a newly designed thermal-assisted pulsed laser deposition (T-PLD) system that combines the advantages of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and a hot furnace system. Branched ZnO nanostructures were successfully grown onto CVD-grown backbone nanowires by T-PLD. Although ZnO growth at 300 °C resulted in core-shell structures, brush-shaped hierarchical nanostructures were formed at 500-600 °C. Materials properties were studied via photoluminescence (PL), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterizations. The enhanced photocurrent of a SnO 2-ZnO heterostructures device by irradiation with 365 nm wavelength ultraviolet (UV) light was also investigated by the current-voltage characteristics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4682-4688 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Dec 28 |
Keywords
- brush-shaped heteronanostructures
- photocurrent
- thermal-assisted pulsed laser deposition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)