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Effects of post-heated ZnO seed layers on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures grown by hydrothermal method

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ZnO nanostructures were grown by the hydrothermal method on ZnO seed layers post-heated in the range 350°C–500°C. The effects of the post-heated ZnO seed layers on the structural and optical properties of the ZnO nanostructures were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The average grain sizes in the ZnO seed layers increased with increasing post-heating temperature, and nano-fibrous structures were observed on the surface of the ZnO seed layers post-heated at 450°C. The ZnO seed layers post-heated in the range 350°C–500°C affected the residual stress, lattice distortion in the ZnO nanostructures and the intensity, positions, and full widths at half maximum of 2θ and PL peaks in the XRD and PL spectra for the ZnO nanostructures.

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    Soaram Kim, Giwoong Nam, Kwang Gug Yim, Jewon Lee, Yangsoo Kim & Jae-Young Leem

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Kim, S., Nam, G., Yim, K.G. et al. Effects of post-heated ZnO seed layers on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures grown by hydrothermal method. Electron. Mater. Lett. 9, 293–298 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-013-2190-7

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