Structural and optoelectronic properties of SnO2 nanowires synthesized from ball-milled SnO2 powders

Jong Soo Lee, Sung Kyu Sim, Byungdon Min, Kyoungah Cho, Soo Won Kim, Sangsig Kim

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Abstract

Structural and optoelectronic properties of as-synthesized SnO2 nanowires were examined in this study. The SnO2 nanowires were first synthesized by thermal evaporation of ball-milled SnO2 powders in argon atmosphere without the presence of any catalysts, and their structural properties are then investigated by X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. This investigation revealed that the synthesized SnO2 nanowires are single-crystalline and their growth direction is parallel to the [100] direction. In addition, photoresponse of a single SnO2 nanowire was performed with light with above-gap energy, and different characteristics of photoresponses were obtained for the nanowire at ambient atmosphere and in vacuum. The photoresponse mechanism is briefly discussed in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-149
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume267
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 2004

Keywords

  • A1. Photoresponse
  • A1. Thermal evaporation
  • A1. Transmission electron microscopy
  • B1. SnO nanowire

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