The authors report on the synthesis of tin oxide (SnO(sub2)) nanowires by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. Commercially bought SnO nanopowders were vaporized at 1050°C for 30 minutes with argon gas continuously passing through the system. The as-synthesized products were characterized using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The band gap of the nanowires determined from UV-visible absorption was around 3.7eV. The SEM micrographs revealed “wool-like” structure which contains nanoribbons and nanowires with liquid droplets at the tips. Nanowires typically have diameter in the range of 50–200nm and length 10–100µm. These nanowires followed the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism.
Reference:
Thabethe, B.S, Malgas, G.F, Motaung, D.E, Malwela, T and Arendse, C.J. 2013. Self-catalytic growth of tin oxide nanowires by chemical vapor deposition process. Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2013, pp 1-7
Thabethe, B., Malgas, G., Motaung, D., Malwela, T., & Arendse, C. (2013). Self-catalytic growth of tin oxide nanowires by chemical vapor deposition process. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7123
Thabethe, BS, GF Malgas, DE Motaung, T Malwela, and CJ Arendse "Self-catalytic growth of tin oxide nanowires by chemical vapor deposition process." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7123
Thabethe B, Malgas G, Motaung D, Malwela T, Arendse C. Self-catalytic growth of tin oxide nanowires by chemical vapor deposition process. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7123.
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