Catalyst freesingle-stepfabricationofSnO2/ZnO core–shell nanostructures

Thanihaichelvan, T.; Haseeb, A.S.M.A.; Akbar, S.A.; Sabri, M.F.M.

dc.contributor.author	Thanihaichelvan, T.
dc.contributor.author	Haseeb, A.S.M.A.
dc.contributor.author	Akbar, S.A.
dc.contributor.author	Sabri, M.F.M.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-22T02:38:18Z
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-27T10:08:01Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-22T02:38:18Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-27T10:08:01Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Tharsika, T., Haseeb, A. S. M. A., Akbar, S. A., & Sabri, M. F. M. (2014). Catalyst free single-step fabrication of SnO2/ZnO core–shell nanostructures. Ceramics International, 40(5), 7601-7605.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/1591
dc.description.abstract	Facile catalyst-freesynthesisofSnO2/ZnO core–shell nanowiresandhierarchicalnanostructuresgrownviaaone-stepcarbonassistedthermal evaporation methodunderambientpressureisreported.Awhitewool-likemassformsatthesideandontopofaquartzboatduringtheprocess that wasanalyzedby field emissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FESEM).X-raydiffractionpatternsexhibitthattheas-synthesizedSnO2/ZnO nanostructures consistofsinglephaseofZnOandSnO2. Transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)suggeststhatthewool-likemasscontains core–shell typeSnO2/ZnO nanowiresaswellashierarchicalnanostructures.Inthecore–shell nanowires,SnO2 forms thecore,whileZnOisthe shell. Inthehierarchicalnanostructures,hexagonalshapedZnObranchesgrowontheZnOshelllayeratlonggrowthduration.Bothtypesof nanostructures formedinthequartzboataresuggestedtogrowbythevapor–solid (VS)mechanism.Structuralcharacteristicsofthe nanostructures arediscussed.Thesenanostructuresmayhavepotentialapplicationsinchemicalgassensorsandphotovoltaicdevices.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_US
dc.subject	Electronmicroscopy	en_US
dc.subject	Hierarchicalnanostructures	en_US
dc.title	Catalyst freesingle-stepfabricationofSnO2/ZnO core–shell nanostructures	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US