Issue 12, 2010
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CrystEngComm

Preparation of ZnO/In2O3(ZnO)n heterostructure nanobelts

Li Li Wu,ab   Yao Liang,c   Fu Wei Liu,c   Hui Qing Lu,a   Hai Yang Xu,c   Xi Tian Zhang*ac  and  Suikong Hark*c  

* Corresponding authors

a Heilongjiang Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional System and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, P. R. China
E-mail: xtzhangzhang@hotmail.com

b Center for Engineering Training and Basic Experimentation, Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology, Harbin, P. R. China

c Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
E-mail: skhark@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

Abstract

Bent In2O3(ZnO)n/ZnO (n = 4 and 5) heterostructure nanobelts were successfully synthesized by a simple thermal vapor method for the first time, using Au as a catalyst. The heterostructures were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and nanoprobe X-ray energy dispersive. The relationship between the strain induced by lattice mismatch and the radius of curvature of the nanobelts with heterostructure is discussed in terms of geometric mathematics. A formation mechanism of the heterostructures is suggested. Such a structure could be an ideal model system for exploring novel phenomena with potential applications and studying size and dimension dependent properties at the nanoscale.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CE00035C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Mar 2010
Accepted
01 Jun 2010
First published
30 Jul 2010

CrystEngComm, 2010,12, 4152-4155

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Preparation of ZnO/In2O3(ZnO)n heterostructure nanobelts

L. L. Wu, Y. Liang, F. W. Liu, H. Q. Lu, H. Y. Xu, X. T. Zhang and S. Hark, CrystEngComm, 2010, 12, 4152 DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00035C

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