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Growth of Single Crystalline ZnO Nanotubes and Nanosquids

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The growth of ZnO nanotubes and nanosquids is obtained by conventional thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) without the use of catalysts or templates. Characterization of these ZnO nanostructures was conducted by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Raman spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL). Results indicate that these ZnO nanostructures maintain the crystalline structures of the bulk wurtzite ZnO crystals. Our results show that rapid cooling can be used to induce the formation of ZnO nanotubes and ZnO nanosquids. The self-assembly of these novel ZnO nanostructures are guided by the theory of nucleation and the vapor-solid crystal growth mechanism.

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  1. Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, 118 Fisher Hall, 1400 Townsend Drive, 49931, Houghton, MI, USA

    Abhishek Prasad, Samuel Mensah, Jiesheng Wang, Archana Pandey & Yoke Khin Yap

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Prasad, A., Mensah, S., Wang, J. et al. Growth of Single Crystalline ZnO Nanotubes and Nanosquids. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1057, 1302 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1057-II13-02

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