title: Growth of ZnO nanostructures with different morphologies by using hydrothermal technique.
abstract: ZnO nanostructures, including nanotowers, nanovolcanoes, nanorods, nanotubes, and nanoflowers, have been grown by using the hydrothermal technique. Most of the ZnO nanostructures show the perfect hexagonal cross section and well-faceted top and side surfaces. The basic chemistry and growth mechanism are discussed. By increasing the reaction time, the volcano-like and tube-like ZnO structures were formed due to the Ostwald ripening process and the selective adsorption of the complexes. By using the seed layer, the dense-arrayed, regular oriented ZnO nanorods were obtained due to the decreased nucleation barrier and the abundant interfaces as well as the increasing surface roughness.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Material Research, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Yichun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Dongxu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jiying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Youming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Dezhen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xiwu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan