title: Solid-state transformation from self-assembled nanosheets into ordered nanorods.
abstract: ZnO nanostructures, with a rich collection of morphologies and spatial organizations useful in a variety of important applications, have been synthesized mainly via solution- and gas-phase approaches. Here we report a simple calcination to convert self-assembled nanosheets of hydrated ZnO, each about 50 nm thick, to ordered ZnO nanorods (approximately 200 nm in diameter and approximately 4 microm in length) on glass substrates or on ZnO microcrystals through a quick calcination at 400 degrees C in air. This work is among the first using a pure solid-state transformation to convert one ordered precursory nanostructure to another with different morphology and spatial organization. Both the ordered nanorods and the self-assembled nanosheets could be useful in important applications including catalysis, sensing, gas storage, and drug delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konar
authors.forename: Z Ryan
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Tian