Functional Inversion of Trisodium Citrate from a [0001] Growth Suppressor to a Promoter in ZnO Thin Film Fabrication.

Lo Tuan Son, Yuta Kubota, Hajime Wagata, Nobuhiro Matsushita

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Lo Tuan SonDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0604-1705

Yuta KubotaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.

Hajime WagataDepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1 Chome-1-1 Higashimita, Tama Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8736-6149

Nobuhiro MatsushitaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-4560

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Abstract

Trisodium citrate is a well-established molecular modifier for ZnO thin films renowned for its role in suppressing [0001] growth by selectively passivating the (0002) facet in conventional, slow-growth fabrication methods. A paradoxical functional inversion is demonstrated herein: under fast-growth conditions using a mist-based fabrication, trisodium citrate acts as a powerful promoter, yielding well-aligned, high-aspect-ratio nanorods with a strong [0001] orientation. This functional switch is attributed to a fundamental change in the dominant growth unit, from the neutral Zn-(OH)

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PMID41626513

DOI10.1021/acsomega.5c07099

PMCPMC12854508

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