Structural analysis of the epitaxial interface Ag/ZnO in hierarchical nanoantennas

John Eder Sanchez, Ulises Santiago, Alfredo Benitez, Miguel José Yacamán, Francisco Javier González, Arturo Ponce

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Abstract

Detectors, photo-emitter, and other high order radiation devices work under the principle of directionality to enhance the power of emission/transmission in a particular direction. In order to understand such directionality, it is important to study their coupling mechanism of their active elements. In this work, we present a crystalline orientation analysis of ZnO nanorods grown epitaxially on the pentagonal faces of silver nanowires. The analysis of the crystalline orientation at the metal-semiconductor interface (ZnO/Ag) is performed with precession electron diffraction under assisted scanning mode. In addition, high resolution X-ray diffraction on a Bragg-Brentano configuration has been used to identify the crystalline phases of the arrangement between ZnO rods and silver nanowires. The work presented herein provides a fundamental knowledge to understand the metal-semiconductor behavior related to the receiving/transmitting mechanisms of ZnO/Ag nanoantennas.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number153104
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume109
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 10 2016
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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