Abstract
This paper presents a controlled, large scale fabrication of mesoporous ZnO thin films. The entire ZnO mesoporous film is one piece of a single crystal, while high porosity made of nanowalls is present. The growth mechanism was proposed in comparison with the growth of ZnO nanowires. The ZnO mesoporous film was successfully applied as a gas sensor. The fabrication and growth analysis of the mesoporous ZnO thin film gi ve general guidance for the controlled growth of nanostructures. It also pro vides a unique structure with a superhigh surface-to-volume ratio for surface-related applications. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1791-1794 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 13 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Research was supported by DARPA (Army/AMCOM/REDSTONE AR, W31P4Q-08-1-0009), B ES DOE (DE-FG02-07ER46394), Air Force Office (FA9550-081-0446), KAUST Global Research Partnership, and Emory-Georgia Tech CCNE funded by NIH.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.