Hydrothermal synthesis and photoluminescence properties of SnO2 nanowire array and pinecone-like nanoparticles on ITO substrate

  • Junfeng Yan
  • , Manzhang Xu
  • , Fengjiao Zhang
  • , Xiongfei Ruan
  • , Jiangni Yun
  • , Zhiyong Zhang
  • , Fuyou Liao

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Abstract

The SnO2 nanowire array and pinecone-like nanoparticles were synthesized on the indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate via a simple hydrothermal process. The microstructure and morphology of the samples indicated that both nanowire array and pinecone-like nanoparticles were composed of rutile SnO2 nanowires. Furthermore, a reasonable growth mechanism of SnO2 nanowire array and pinecone-like nanoparticles was proposed, and the molar concentration ratio of NaOH to SnCl4 of the precursor solution played a key role in the morphological evolution. Finally, the photoluminescence properties and the ultraviolet-visible absorbance spectrum were investigated. The band gap of SnO2 nanowire array was about 3.43 eV, which was consistent with the emission peak of PL spectrum.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)243-246
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume165
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crystal structure
  • Hydrothermal method
  • Luminescence
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanowire array

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