Preparation of zinc oxide coatings by using newly designed metal-organic complexes of Zn: Effect of molecular structure of the precursor and surfactant over the crystallization, growth and luminescence

Brahma, Sanjaya and Shivashankar, SA (2014) Preparation of zinc oxide coatings by using newly designed metal-organic complexes of Zn: Effect of molecular structure of the precursor and surfactant over the crystallization, growth and luminescence. In: JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 584 . pp. 331-338.

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Abstract

We report large scale deposition of tapered zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods on Si(100) substrate by using newly designed metal-organic complex of zinc (Zn) as the precursor, and microwave irradiation assisted chemical synthesis as a process. The coatings are uniform and high density ZnO nanorods (similar to 1.5 mu m length) grow over the entire area (625 mm(2)) of the substrate within 1-5 min of microwave irradiation. ZnO coatings obtained by solution phase deposition yield strong UV emission. Variation of the molecular structure/molecular weight of the precursors and surfactants influence the crystallinity, morphology, and optical properties of ZnO coatings. The precursors in addition with the surfactant and the solvent are widely used to obtain desired coating on any substrate. The growth mechanism and the schematics of the growth process of ZnO coatings on Si(100) are discussed. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Additional Information:	copyright for this article belongs to ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA,SWITZERLAND
Keywords:	Semiconductors; Thin films; Chemical synthesis; Optical properties; Photoelectron spectroscopies; Scanning electron microscopy
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2014 09:26
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2014 09:26
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/48039

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