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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

pH Controlled Nanostructure and Optical Properties of ZnO and Al-Doped ZnO Nanorod Arrays Grown by Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Method.

Lamia Al-Farsi, Tewfik M Souier, Muna Al-Hinai, Myo T Z Myint, Htet H Kyaw, Hisham M Widatallah, Mohammed Al-Abri

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Lamia Al-FarsiDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 36, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-9745-9795
Tewfik M SouierDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 36, Oman.
Muna Al-HinaiDepartment of Process Engineering, International Maritime College Oman, Sohar P.O. Box 532, Oman.
Myo T Z MyintDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 36, Oman.
Htet H KyawNanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 17, Oman.
Hisham M WidatallahDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 36, Oman.ORCID 0000-0001-6926-7377
Mohammed Al-AbriNanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat P.O. Box 17, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-5470-8050

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Abstract

The low-temperature microwave-assisted hydrothermal method was used to successfully grow pure and Al-doped ZnO (AZO) nanorod (NR) arrays on glass substrates. The combined effects of doping and pH on the structural properties, surface chemistry, and optical properties of all samples were investigated. Thermodynamic-based simulations of the growth solution were performed and a growth mechanism, that considers the effects of both the pH and Al-doping, is proposed, and discussed. Tuning the solution pH is key parameter to grow well-aligned, single crystal, highly packed, and high aspect ratio nanorod arrays. Moreover, the optical absorption in the visible range is enhanced by controlling the pH value. The PL spectra reveal a shift of the main radiative emission from the band-to-band into a transition involving deep defect levels of Zinc interstitial Zn

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Al-doped zinc oxidecrystal growth mechanismmicrowave-hydrothermal depositionnanostructureoptical propertiesphotoluminescencesemiconductor

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PMID36364511
PMCPMC9655615

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