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ZnO nanowire array growth on precisely controlled patterns of inkjet-printed zinc acetate at low-temperatures.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Tsangarides, Constantinos P 
Nathan, Arokia 

Abstract

ZnO nanowires have been fabricated through the hydrothermal method on inkjet-printed patterns of zinc acetate dihydrate. The silicon substrate used was heated accordingly during the printing period in order to maintain good spatial uniformity of the zinc acetate nanoparticles, responsible for the pattern morphology. Printing more than one pass of precursor ink leads to an increase in seed layer thickness that subsequently alters the density and dimensions of nanowires. It has been demonstrated that with the right inkjet-printing parameters and substrate temperature, ZnO nanowires can be effortlessly fabricated in accordance with the desired pattern variations under low temperature and mild conditions that ensures promising applications in optoelectronic devices.

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0912 Materials Engineering, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering

Journal Title

Nanoscale

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Journal ISSN

2040-3364
2040-3372

Volume Title

8

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council