Improved Sensitization of Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Cadmium Telluride Quantum Dots through Charge Induced Hydrophilic Surface Generation

<div>X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks of hydrothermally synthesized wurtzite ZnO nanorods using equimolar (20 mM) solution mixture of zinc nitrate (Zn(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>) and hexamethylenetetramine at 90°C showing preferential orientation along the 002 axis and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images of ZnO nanorods (inset).</div>

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Figure 1: Improved Sensitization of Zinc Oxide Nanorods by Cadmium Telluride Quantum Dots through Charge Induced Hydrophilic Surface Generation 