Issue 7, 2009

Versatile fabrication of aligned SnO2nanotube arrays by using various ZnO arrays as sacrificial templates

Abstract

In this paper, we describe an effective two-step method for fabricating aligned SnO2nanotube arrays by using various pre-synthesized ZnO nanorod arrays as sacrificial templates. The composition and structure of as-synthesized SnO2nanotube arrays were analyzed in detail by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Because there is a special epitaxial relation between the SnO2 walls and ZnO templates, the walls building the SnO2nanotubes are highly orientated and nearly single-crystalline. Our present study provides an opportunity to investigate related physical and chemical properties and potential applications of such aligned SnO2nanotubes with nearly single-crystalline nature.

Graphical abstract: Versatile fabrication of aligned SnO2nanotube arrays by using various ZnO arrays as sacrificial templates

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Sep 2008
Accepted
24 Oct 2008
First published
26 Nov 2008

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 1019-1023

Versatile fabrication of aligned SnO2nanotube arrays by using various ZnO arrays as sacrificial templates

Q. Kuang, T. Xu, Z. Xie, S. Lin, R. Huang and L. Zheng, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 1019 DOI: 10.1039/B815514C

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