%0 Generic %1 dai2013electrochemical %A Dai, Shuxi %A Li, Yinyong %A Du, Zuliang %A Carter, Kenneth R. %D 2013 %K deposition electrochemical hierarchical hydrogel zno %R 10.1149/2.064304jes %T Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Hierarchical Nanostructures from Hydrogel Coated Electrodes %U http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/160/4/D156 %X The electrochemical deposition of ZnO hierarchical nanostructures directly from PHEMA hydrogel coated electrodes has been successfully demonstrated. A variety of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures, including porous nanoflakes, nanosheets and nanopillar arrays were fabricated directly from the PHEMA hydrogel coated electrodes. Hybrid ZnO-hydrogel composite films were formed with low zinc concentration and short electrodeposition time. A dual-layer structure consisting of a ZnO/polymer and pure ZnO layer was obtained with zinc concentration above 0.01 M. SEM observations and XPS depth profiling were used to investigate ZnO nanostructure formation in the early electrodeposition process. A growth mechanism to understand the formation of ZnO/hydrogel hybrid hierarchical nanostructures was developed. The I-V characteristics of the ZnO-hydrogel composite films in dark and under ultraviolet (UV) illumination demonstrate potential applications in UV photodetection.

@misc{dai2013electrochemical, abstract = {The electrochemical deposition of ZnO hierarchical nanostructures directly from PHEMA hydrogel coated electrodes has been successfully demonstrated. A variety of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures, including porous nanoflakes, nanosheets and nanopillar arrays were fabricated directly from the PHEMA hydrogel coated electrodes. Hybrid ZnO-hydrogel composite films were formed with low zinc concentration and short electrodeposition time. A dual-layer structure consisting of a ZnO/polymer and pure ZnO layer was obtained with zinc concentration above 0.01 M. SEM observations and XPS depth profiling were used to investigate ZnO nanostructure formation in the early electrodeposition process. A growth mechanism to understand the formation of ZnO/hydrogel hybrid hierarchical nanostructures was developed. The I-V characteristics of the ZnO-hydrogel composite films in dark and under ultraviolet (UV) illumination demonstrate potential applications in UV photodetection.}, added-at = {2013-03-14T09:13:21.000+0100}, author = {Dai, Shuxi and Li, Yinyong and Du, Zuliang and Carter, Kenneth R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25e3ed6bfd6b14ea09c43ce828e795152/pdmspmma}, description = {In this study, ZnO hierarchical nanostructures were synthesized by a simple electrodeposition method directly from the PHEMA hy-drogel coated electrodes (Scheme 1). This new method provides a simple and unique approach to fabricate hybrid polymer/ZnO compos-ite films. Various hierarchical ZnO nanostructures were synthesized on the hydrogel coated electrodes. The growth mechanism is also discussed to understand the formation of ZnO/polymer hybrid hier-archical nanostructures. Hybrid UV photodetector devices based on Au/ZnO-hydrogel/ITO structures were fabricated. The expected UV photoresponse of the electrodeposited polymer/ZnO composite films was observed. This study provides a simple and unique approach to fabricate low-cost hybrid UV detectors.}, doi = {10.1149/2.064304jes}, interhash = {536768dd986e323b43075b87abd28010}, intrahash = {5e3ed6bfd6b14ea09c43ce828e795152}, keywords = {deposition electrochemical hierarchical hydrogel zno}, note = { J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013 volume 160, issue 4, D156-D162}, timestamp = {2013-03-16T11:22:23.000+0100}, title = {Electrochemical Deposition of ZnO Hierarchical Nanostructures from Hydrogel Coated Electrodes}, url = {http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/160/4/D156}, year = 2013 }