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Influence of Annealing Treatment on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanorods

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) is an emerging optoelectronic material in large area electronic applications due to its various functional behaviors. We report on the fabrication and the characterization of ZnO nanorods. The ZnO nanorods were synthesized using sol-gel hydrothermal technique on oxidized silicon substrates. Different annealing temperatures were explored in the sol-gel hydrothermal synthesis of the ZnO nanorods. In order to investigate the structural properties, the ZnO nanorods were measured using X-ray diffractometer (XRD). The optical properties were measured using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The influence of the annealing treatment on the structural and optical properties of the ZnO nanorods will be revealed and discussed in this paper.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

    Sharul Ashikin Kamaruddin, Mohd Zainizan Sahdan & Hashim Saim

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia

    Sharul Ashikin Kamaruddin & Kah-Yoong Chan

  3. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Zainizan Sahdan & Mohamad Rusop

  4. Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, 28759, Bremen, Germany

    Dietmar Knipp

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Kamaruddin, S.A., Chan, KY., Sahdan, M.Z. et al. Influence of Annealing Treatment on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanorods. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1247, 413 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1247-C04-13

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