Self-assembled ZnO nanostripes prepared by acidified ethanolic anodization
S. W. NG1,
F. K. YAM1,
L. L. LOW1,
K. P. BEH1,*
,
M. F. MUSTAPHA1,
E. N. SOTA1,
S. S. TNEH1,
Z. HASSAN1
Affiliation
- Nano-Optoelectronics Research Laboratory, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Abstract
ZnO nanostripes have been fabricated via anodization method. Two sets of samples with different acid to ethanol volume-to-volume ratio have been introduced in the electrolyte and the results were studied. Based on the electron micrographs, current transient profile, chemical reactions within the electrochemical cell, also energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, a formation mechanism of the nanostripes has been proposed. Also the nanostripes anodized under less amount of acid added were smaller than its counterpart, with greater amount of precipitate present. In addition, x-ray diffractogram of the pre-anodized samples were obtained. Both samples having similar pattern, which corresponded to hexagonal zinc..
Keywords
Galvanized, Anodization, X-ray diffraction, Nanostructures, Energy dispersive x-rays.
Citation
S. W. NG, F. K. YAM, L. L. LOW, K. P. BEH, M. F. MUSTAPHA, E. N. SOTA, S. S. TNEH, Z. HASSAN, Self-assembled ZnO nanostripes prepared by acidified ethanolic anodization, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 1, January 2011, pp.89-91 (2011).
Submitted at: Dec. 6, 2010
Accepted at: Jan. 26, 2011