Solvent Volume Driven ZnO Nanopetals Thin Films: Spray Pyrolysis
Precursor volume alone steers spray-pyrolysis ZnO toward either better conductivity or better gas sensing, with a distinctive nanopetal morphology forming at 30 mL.
Materials Chemistry and Synthesis Research
Studies focused on how synthesis conditions (precursor volume, solvent, substrate temperature, doping, annealing) shape the structure, morphology, and optical or electrical properties of a material, independent of a specific end-use device.
Sol-Gel Dip Coated Pure and Fe-Doped Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films
Pure and iron-doped ZnO thin films are grown by sol-gel dip coating, a low-temperature alternative to spray pyrolysis, to study how iron doping shapes the resulting nanostructure.
ZnO Nanospheres to Nanorods: Morphology Transition via Fe-Doping
Increasing iron-dopant concentration drives a clear shape transition in spray-deposited ZnO from rounded nanospheres to elongated nanorods, narrowing the optical band gap along the way.
