Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient

The current study reports some interesting growth of novel In2O3 nanostructures using ambient-controlled chemical vapor deposition technique in the presence of a strongly reducing hydrazine ambient. The experiments are systematically carried out by keeping either of the carrier gas flow rate or the...

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Main Authors: Ashish Karn, Nitesh Kumar, Sivanandam Aravindan
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Language:English
Published: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Kashan 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanostructures
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Online Access:http://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_44869_a6781a944de37657f5ef59581efbd7dd.pdf
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description The current study reports some interesting growth of novel In2O3 nanostructures using ambient-controlled chemical vapor deposition technique in the presence of a strongly reducing hydrazine ambient. The experiments are systematically carried out by keeping either of the carrier gas flow rate or the source temperature constant, and varying the other. For each of the depositions, the growth is studied at three different locations downstream. In this paper, we report the growth of some novel nanostructures including nanodonuts, nanomushrooms, standing nanorods and long nanowires using ambient controlled chemical vapor deposition technique. Further, the nanostructures are characterized through scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. First, the growth of nanowires, octahedral and nanorods were verified to occur in oxidizing, inert and reducing ambient, respectively. However, a systematic variation of experimental parameters shows that different kinds of nanostructures can be obtained using highly reducing hydrazine ambient. Further, simultaneous growth of octahedral along with nanomushrooms and the hexagonal tip of the standing nanorods provides some insight into the growth mechanisms of these novel nanostructures. Possible growth mechanisms of the nanostructures are also discussed in detail.
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spelling doaj.art-4ab74b36b7ea42018463465bb9fd8c022022-12-22T01:25:44ZengNanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of KashanJournal of Nanostructures2251-78712251-788X2017-01-0171647610.22052/jns.2017.01.00844869Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth AmbientAshish Karn0Nitesh Kumar1Sivanandam Aravindan2St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USAYale University, Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, USAIndian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, IndiaThe current study reports some interesting growth of novel In2O3 nanostructures using ambient-controlled chemical vapor deposition technique in the presence of a strongly reducing hydrazine ambient. The experiments are systematically carried out by keeping either of the carrier gas flow rate or the source temperature constant, and varying the other. For each of the depositions, the growth is studied at three different locations downstream. In this paper, we report the growth of some novel nanostructures including nanodonuts, nanomushrooms, standing nanorods and long nanowires using ambient controlled chemical vapor deposition technique. Further, the nanostructures are characterized through scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. First, the growth of nanowires, octahedral and nanorods were verified to occur in oxidizing, inert and reducing ambient, respectively. However, a systematic variation of experimental parameters shows that different kinds of nanostructures can be obtained using highly reducing hydrazine ambient. Further, simultaneous growth of octahedral along with nanomushrooms and the hexagonal tip of the standing nanorods provides some insight into the growth mechanisms of these novel nanostructures. Possible growth mechanisms of the nanostructures are also discussed in detail.http://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_44869_a6781a944de37657f5ef59581efbd7dd.pdfChemical Vapor DepositionGrowth ambientHydrazineIndium Oxide
spellingShingle Ashish Karn
Nitesh Kumar
Sivanandam Aravindan
Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
Journal of Nanostructures
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Growth ambient
Hydrazine
Indium Oxide
title Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
title_full Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
title_fullStr Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
title_short Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Novel Indium Oxide Nanostructures in Strongly Reducing Growth Ambient
title_sort chemical vapor deposition synthesis of novel indium oxide nanostructures in strongly reducing growth ambient
topic Chemical Vapor Deposition
Growth ambient
Hydrazine
Indium Oxide
url http://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_44869_a6781a944de37657f5ef59581efbd7dd.pdf
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