Research Article
Influence of the Hydrothermal Method Growth Parameters on the Zinc Oxide Nanowires Deposited on Several Substrates
Table 1
Growth parameters, XRD results, nanowire diameter, and band gap energy for samples of ZnO nanowires grown on PET, glass, and Si.
| | Sample | Power (W) | Heating time (min) | Highest XRD reflections | Nanowire diameter (nm) | Energy (eV) |
| | PZO1 | 700 | 5 |
(002)
| 180–200 | 3.28 | | PZO2 | 700 | 20 |
(002)
| 90 | 3.28 | | PZO3 | 700 | 35 |
(100)
| 80–100 | 3.28 | | PZO4 | 350 | 5 | (100), (002), (101) | 140 | 3.29 | | PZO5 | 350 | 20 |
(100)
| 90 | — | | PZO6 | 350 | 35 |
(100)
| 180 | 3.28 | | GZO1 | 700 | 5 |
(002)
| 200 | 3.27 | | GZO2 | 700 | 20 | (100), (002) | 200 | 3.22 | | GZO3 | 700 | 35 | (100), (002), (101) | 100–200 | 3.33 | | GZO4 | 350 | 5 |
(100)
| <25 | 3.33 | | GZO5 | 350 | 20 | (100), (101) | 200–600 | — | | GZO6 | 350 | 35 | Not preferred orientation | 50–100 | 3.22 | | SZO1 | 700 | 5 |
(002)
| 80–200 | | | SZO2 | 700 | 20 | (100), (002), (101) | 70–200 | | | SZO3 | 700 | 35 |
(101)
| 70–200 | | | SZO4 | 350 | 5 |
(100)
| 200–400 | | | SZO5 | 350 | 20 | — | — | | | SZO6 | 350 | 35 |
(100)
| 200–400 | |
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