ZrTiO4 nanowire growth using membrane-assisted Pechini route

• Main Authors: P. R. de Lucena, W. A. Prado, V. S. Braga, N. L. V. Carreño
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2014-11-01
• Series: Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
• Subjects: template-synthesis; zrtio4; nanowires; pechini route
• Online Access: http://orbital.ufms.br/index.php/Chemistry/article/view/655

<span>The high surface-to-volume ratio of nanowires makes them natural competitors as new device components. In this regard, a current major challenge is to produce quasi-one-dimensional nanostructures composed of well established oxide-based materials. This article reports the synthesis of ZrTiO₄ nanowires on a silicon (100) wafer in a single-step deposition/thermal treatment. The template-directed membrane synthesis strategy was associated with the Pechini route and spin-coating deposition technique. ZrTiO₄ nanowires were obtained at 700 ˚C with diameters in the range of 80-100 nm. FEG- SEM images were obtained to investigate ZrTiO₄ nanowire formation on the silicon surface and energy dispersive x-ray detection (EDS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses were performed to confirm the oxide composition and structure.</span>