Abstract
The cluster and rod-like ZnO whiskers were obtained via a simple hydrothermal route in the presence of sodium succinate hexahydrate (Na 2C4H4O4•6H2O) at 180 °C for 24 h by using zinc salts and hydrazine hydrate (N2H 4•H2O). The microstructures of the as-synthesized samples were investigated by means of scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron microscopes and X-ray diffraction. The cluster whiskers with typical widths of about 300 nm possess hexagonal structure. Room-temperature photoluminescence spectra of the whiskers show a strong UV emission at 397 nm, as well as a blue emission at 451 and 466 nm.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1394-1398 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- Photoluminescence
- Whiskers
- Zinc oxide