Low temperature hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanowires for nanogenerator: Effect of gold electrode on the output voltage of nanogenerator

Mansoor, Ahmed; Iqbal, Muhammad; Kiely, Janice; Luxton, Richard

Abstract

A low temperature hydrothermal technique is developed to grow ZnO (diameter 100 nm) nanowires for high output nanogenerator. Vertically aligned ZnO nanowires are grown on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. Morphologies and elemental compositions are examined through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) respectively. X-Ray diffraction peaks have shown growth orientation of these nanowires along (002) direction. We have investigated the effect of sputter coated gold electrode on top of ZnO nanowires. Vertically grown ZnO nanowires under a minute stress have produced a high output voltage of 1.34 V

Citation

Mansoor, A., Iqbal, M., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (2014). Low temperature hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanowires for nanogenerator: Effect of gold electrode on the output voltage of nanogenerator. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 21(6), 672-676

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 16, 2014
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2018
• Journal: Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS)
• Print ISSN: 0971-4588
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 672-676
• Keywords: Zinc oxide, nanowires, nanogenerators
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/806147
• Publisher URL: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/30526