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Preparation of ZnO Nanowires in a Neutral Aqueous System: Concentration Effect on the Orientation Attachment Process
Author(s) -
Yang Ming,
Pang Guangsheng,
Li Jixue,
Jiang Linfeng,
Feng Shouhua
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200600369
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanowire , nanoparticle , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , orientation (vector space) , chemical engineering , zinc , organic chemistry , materials science , geometry , mathematics , engineering
ZnO nanowires with diameters in the range of 10 to 30 nm and lengths of ca. several micrometers are prepared with the use of ZnO nanoparticles as building blocks. The length and diameter of the ZnO nanowires can be controlled by the variation of the concentration of the nanoparticles in the orientation attachment process. A plausible mechanism for the concentration‐controlled orientation attachment process is suggested. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)