Hierarchical Assembly of ZnO Nanostructures on SnO2 Backbone Nanowires: Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Preparation and Optical Properties

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• 作者：Chuanwei Cheng ; Bo Liu ; Huiying Yang ; Weiwei Zhou ; Li Sun ; Rui Chen ; Siu Fung Yu ; Jixuan Zhang ; Hao Gong ; Handong Sun ; Hong Jin Fan
• 刊名：ACS Nano
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：October 27, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：3
• 期：10
• 页码：3069-3076
• 全文大小：555K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1936-086X

文摘

Hierarchical nanostructures with SnO₂ backbones and ZnO branches are successfully prepared in a large scale by combining the vapor transport and deposition process (for SnO₂ nanowires) and a hydrothermal growth (for ZnO). The ZnO nanorods grow epitaxially on the SnO₂ nanowire side faces mainly with a four-fold symmetry. The number density and morphology of the secondary ZnO can be tailored by changing the precursor concentration, reaction time, and by adding surfactants. Photoluminescence (PL) properties are studied as a function of temperature and pumping power. Such hybrid SnO₂−ZnO nanostructures show an enhanced near-band gap emission compared with the primary SnO₂ nanowires. Under the optical excitation, a UV random lasing is observed which originates from the hierarchically assembled ZnO branches. These three-dimensional nanostructures may have application potentials as chemical sensors, battery electrodes, and optoelectronic devices.