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Electrochemically induced growth of Zinc Oxide

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dc.contributor.authorPalms, D.
dc.contributor.authorNorwig, J.
dc.contributor.authorWegner, G.
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The electrolytically induced precipitation of zinc oxide from zinc nitrate solution on gold surfaces in the presence of water‐soluble polymers was examined for reaction times between 0.5 and 600 seconds. Regardless of the additive, polycrystalline films of zinc oxide have formed after 30 seconds, but polymeric additives dramatically change the morphology of the ZnO films. Amperometric analysis and fitting the diffusion reduced the current density‐time curve according to Avrami kinetics and it reveals that polymers bearing methacrylic acid groups result in spherical growth whereas such with sulfonic acid groups lead to a platelike growth of crystallites. Without additive prisms grow predominantly in one dimension. These findings are confirmed also by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.citationChemPhysChem, 2007; 8(15):2260-2264
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/cphc.200700330
dc.identifier.issn1439-4235
dc.identifier.issn1439-7641
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/70651
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley - V C H Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA
dc.rightsCopyright status unknown
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.200700330
dc.subjectcrystal engineering
dc.subjectcrystallization
dc.subjectpolycrystallling deposition
dc.subjectploymer-mediated growth
dc.subjectzinc oxide
dc.titleElectrochemically induced growth of Zinc Oxide
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915911471501831

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