Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanostructured by electrochemical deposition method

• Published in: Advanced Materials Research
• Main Author: Rodzi A.S.; Berhan M.N.; Rusop M.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84869381416&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMR.576.573&partnerID=40&md5=a2a741ed44db10e6743a9126de179338

Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructured was successfully synthesis by electrochemical deposition method. In this paper present the ZnO nanorods growth in a zinc nitrate/hexamethylenetetramine solution at 90°C with different potential applied. The effect of the growth process was investigated by the cyclic voltametric curve and the current-time curve. The structural of ZnO nanorods evidence that it has single crystalline, a wurtzite crystal structure with markedly preferential orientation along (001) direction was measured x-ray diffraction. The observation of ZnO nanorods was measured on field emission scanning electron microscopy that diameter of ZnO rods were below than 100 nm sizes. Uv-Vis spectrophotometer used to determine the transparency of ZnO nanorods through the UV light. The ZnO nanorods show the average transmittance (<90%) for all potential applied. The piezoelectric property of ZnO nanorods were measuring connected with two electrodes to the metal contact on the film that was driven by an ultrasonic wave. The piezoelectric output current was gained and characteristics curve have been illustrated for different voltage with constant driving frequency of ultrasonic wave at 40 kHz. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.