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The widely applied metal-catalyzed growth mechanism of ZnO nanowires (NWs) is investigated by advanced methods of transmission electron microscopy and is discussed with respect to thermodynamic growth conditions. Au catalyst particles do not contain a substantial amount of Zn proving a solid Au catalyst at 1173 K growth temperature. This result is owed to the high equilibrium Zn partial pressure over Au–Zn alloys which in turn leads to a very low sticking coefficient of Zn from vapor and prevents alloying. Growth rates of ZnO NWs were measured between 5.5 nm s –1 and 36 nm s –1 as a function of oxygen partial pressure. The enhanced growth rate at higher oxygen partial pressures is explained by an increased sticking coefficient of Zn atoms at the Au catalyst. A growth mechanism is proposed which is quite different from the classic vapor–liquid–solid (VLS) mechanism: Zn alloys only in a thin surface layer at the catalyst and diffuses to the vapor–catalyst–NW triple phase line.

There, together with oxygen, ZnO ledges nucleate which grow laterally to inner regions of the ZnO–Au heterointerface where Zn and oxygen can diffuse and finally promote NW growth in a rather kinetically controlled process. The geometry of the ZnO–Au interface — planar or stepped — and the associated diffusional transport properties are shown to be determined by the orientation relationship between Au and ZnO and hence by the atomic structure of the interface. Schematic of the thermal CVD growth system. SEM images of ZnO nanowires grown for different times. TEM image, electron diffraction pattern, selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern, microdiffraction pattern. Au-Zn phase diagram. Activity of Zn in the liquid Au-Zn phase.

Atomic configurations of Au crystals on a (0001) face of ZnO, unrelaxed models. Examples of planar interfaces generated by general orientations between Au catalyst and ZnO NW. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at.

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Abstract: We review two strategies for growing ZnO nanowires from zinc salts in aqueous and organic solvents. Wire arrays with diameters in the nanoscale regime can be grown in an aqueous solution of zinc nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine. With the addition of.This Article reviews the synthesis of ZnO nanowires via (i) the hydrolysis of zinc nitrate in water with the addition of hexamethylenetetramine and (ii) the decomposition of zinc acetate in trioctylamine. Wires grown using the latter method have been doped with transition metals (cobalt, manganese, iron, and copper). We describe a methodology for synthesizing vertical ZnO nanowires and conclude with results on the use of nanowire arrays as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells.

Selected properties of photovoltaic (PV) structures based on n-type zinc oxide nanorods grown by a low temperature hydrothermal method on p-type silicon substrates (100) are investigated. PV structures were covered with thin films of Al doped ZnO grown by atomic layer deposition acting as transparent electrodes. The investigated PV structures differ in terms of the shapes and densities of their nanorods. The best response is observed for the structure containing closely-spaced nanorods, which show light conversion efficiency of 3.6%. Introduction Solar cells are intensively studied as an alternative energy source and may replace conventional energy sources based on fossil fuels in the future.

Since the first photovoltaic (PV) structures were shown by the Bell Laboratories in the 1950s [], concentrated efforts led to the development of a range of possible PV systems. Nowadays multi-junction photovoltaic structures have an efficiency beyond 40% under laboratory conditions [–]. Typical PV structures achieve an efficiency of about 20% for crystalline silicon [] and about 16% for cadmium telluride []. Unfortunately, the high costs of the generated electricity prevents that PV systems are more widely spread. The interest in photovoltaic (PV) structures stems from the fact that solar cells are environmentally friendly, rather than from the low costs of energy production. Laboratornie raboti po delfi 7. Bazis fragmenti.