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Synchrotron x-ray scattering of ZnO nanorods: Periodic ordering and lattice size

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We demonstrate that synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction (XRD) is a powerful technique for studying the structure and self-organization of zinc-oxide nanostructures. Zinc-oxide nanorods were prepared by a solution-growth method that resulted in uniform nanorods with 2-nm diameter and lengths in the range 10–50 nm. These nanorods were structurally characterized by a combination of small-angle and wide-angle synchrotron XRD and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Small-angle XRD and TEM were used to investigate nanorod self-assembly and the influence of surfactant/precursor ratio on self-assembly. Wide-angle XRD was used to study the evolution of nanorod growth as a function of synthesis time and surfactant/precursor ratio.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA

    Zuoming Zhu, Tamar Andelman, Ming Yin, Stephen P. O’Brien & Richard M. Osgood Jr.

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA

    Tsung-Liang Chen

  3. National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 11973, USA

    Steven N. Ehrlich

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Zhu, Z., Andelman, T., Yin, M. et al. Synchrotron x-ray scattering of ZnO nanorods: Periodic ordering and lattice size. Journal of Materials Research 20, 1033–1041 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0134

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