In Situ X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy of ZnO Nanowire Growth During Chemical Bath Deposition

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• 作者：Kevin M. McPeak ; Matthew A. Becker ; Nathan G. Britton ; Hasti Majidi ; Bruce A. Bunker ; Jason B. Baxter
• 刊名：Chemistry of Materials
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：November 23, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：22
• 期：22
• 页码：6162-6170
• 全文大小：945K
• 年卷期：v.22,no.22(November 23, 2010)
• ISSN：1520-5002

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Chemical bath deposition (CBD) offers a simple and inexpensive route to deposit semiconductor nanostructures, but lack of fundamental understanding and control of the underlying chemistry has limited its versatility. Here we report the first use of in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy during CBD, enabling detailed investigation of both reaction mechanisms and kinetics of ZnO nanowire growth from zinc nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) precursors. Time-resolved X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra were used to quantify Zn(II) speciation in both solution and solid phases. ZnO crystallizes directly from [Zn(H₂O)₆]²⁺ without long-lived intermediates. Using ZnO nanowire deposition as an example, this study establishes in situ XANES spectroscopy as an excellent quantitative tool to understand CBD of nanomaterials.