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Early Stages of Oriented Attachment: Formation of Twin ZnO Nanorods under Microwave Irradiation
Author(s) -
Distaso Monica,
Mačković Mirza,
Spiecker Erdmann,
Peukert Wolfgang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201201646
Subject(s) - nanorod , crystal twinning , materials science , microstructure , microwave irradiation , polarity (international relations) , irradiation , microwave , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , computer science , physics , telecommunications , biochemistry , nuclear physics , cell
Let's become twins! Early stages of formation of twin ZnO nanorods under microwave irradiation have been studied. The coupling of facets with the same polarity was triggered by the rough surface and the defect‐rich microstructure of the constituent ZnO building blocks. Oriented attachment was found to be the underlying mechanism of the twinning process (see scheme).