TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and evolution of novel hollow ZnO urchins by a simple thermal evaporation process
AU - Shen, Guozhen
AU - Bando, Yoshio
AU - Lee, Cheol Jin
PY - 2005/6/2
Y1 - 2005/6/2
N2 - Delicate hollow ZnO urchins have been fabricated by thermal evaporation of metallic zinc powders in a tube furnace without the use of additive, high temperature, or low pressure. The phase transformation, morphologies, and photoluminescence evolution of the ZnO products were carefully studied and investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. These studies indicated that the growth of hollow ZnO urchins involves the vaporization of Zn powder, solidification of liquid droplets, surface oxidation, sublimation, and self-catalytic growth of one-dimensional nanowires.
AB - Delicate hollow ZnO urchins have been fabricated by thermal evaporation of metallic zinc powders in a tube furnace without the use of additive, high temperature, or low pressure. The phase transformation, morphologies, and photoluminescence evolution of the ZnO products were carefully studied and investigated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. These studies indicated that the growth of hollow ZnO urchins involves the vaporization of Zn powder, solidification of liquid droplets, surface oxidation, sublimation, and self-catalytic growth of one-dimensional nanowires.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp051078a
DO - 10.1021/jp051078a
M3 - Article
C2 - 16852283
AN - SCOPUS:20544449450
SN - 1520-6106
VL - 109
SP - 10578
EP - 10583
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry B
IS - 21
ER -