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Properties of ZnO Micro/Nanostructures on Aluminum Substrates

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Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2019

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Zinc oxide (ZnO) micro /nanostructures were produced as thin films on aluminum substrates using the spray pyrolysis method at a substrate temperature Ts = 350 ± 5 °C. The films were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD ), scanning electron microscopy (SEM ) that is supported by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF ). The films displayed hexagonal structure as shown in the XRD diffractograms and SEM observations. XRD diffractograms showed that the strongest reflection is that from the (002) plane, which means the preferred direction of crystal growth, is along the c-axis, perpendicular to the substrates. From the SEM images, it is found that the films have hexagonal micro /nanorods structure. EDS and XRF detected the presence of Zn, O, and other impurities in the films. A future study of the optical and electronic properties is necessary to examine the potential of using such films in optoelectronic industry and other technologies.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Isra University, Amman, 11622, Jordan

    Shadia J. Ikhmayies

  2. Department of Physics, School of Science, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan

    Hassan K. Juwhari & Bashar Lahlouh

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  1. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA

    Bowen Li

  2. CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Jian Li

  3. Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  4. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, East Chicago, IN, USA

    Mingming Zhang

  5. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Yunus Eren Kalay

  6. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    John S. Carpenter

  7. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA

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  8. Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  9. Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

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  10. UNSW Canberra, Campbell, ACT, Australia

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  11. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

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  12. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA

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Ikhmayies, S.J., Juwhari, H.K., Lahlouh, B. (2019). Properties of ZnO Micro/Nanostructures on Aluminum Substrates. In: Li, B., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2019. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05749-7_24

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