ZrTiO4 nanowire growth using membrane-assisted Pechini route
<span>The high surface-to-volume ratio of nanowires makes them natural competitors as new device components. In this regard, a current major challenge is to produce quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures composed of well established oxide-based materials. This article reports the synthesis of Zr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://orbital.ufms.br/index.php/Chemistry/article/view/655 |
| Summary: | <span>The high surface-to-volume ratio of nanowires makes them natural competitors as new device components. In this regard, a current major challenge is to produce quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures composed of well established oxide-based materials. This article reports the synthesis of ZrTiO<sub>4</sub> nanowires on a silicon (100) wafer in a single-step deposition/thermal treatment. The template-directed membrane synthesis strategy was associated with the Pechini route and spin-coating deposition technique. ZrTiO<sub>4</sub> nanowires were obtained at 700 ˚C with diameters in the range of 80-100 nm. FEG- SEM images were obtained to investigate ZrTiO<sub>4</sub> nanowire formation on the silicon surface and energy dispersive x-ray detection (EDS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were performed to confirm the oxide composition and structure.</span> |
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| ISSN: | 1984-6428 |