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A novel hierarchical heteronanostructure of ZnO nanowires/WOx nanowhiskers was fabricated using a simple two-step process called the thermal evaporation and solution reaction. A high density of thin ZnO nanowires was uniformly deposited on a WOx nanowhisker backbone. The density and morphology of the ZnO nanowires were observed to be tunable as a function of reaction parameters, such as reaction time, growth temperature and solution composition. A solution-mediated solid (SS) growth mechanism was proposed for the formation of the ZnO/WOx hierarchical heteronanostructures. The developed schematic model is consistent with the experimental results as shown in SEM and TEM analyses. Our hierarchical ZnO/WOx heteronanostructures demonstrated enhanced field electron emission properties in comparison to pristine WOx nanowhiskers. The turn-on-field voltage and field enhancement factor were comparable to other nanostructured materials, suggesting that ZnO/WOx hierarchical nanostructures are promising electron emitters in future field emission devices.

Fabrication of a novel hierarchical assembly of ZnO nanowires on WOx nanowhiskers for highly efficient field electron emission