Abstract
Controllable synthesis of hierarchical porous semiconductors films is highly desirable for high-performance electronics and optical devices. Herein, we report a facile hydrothermal synthesis method to fabricate three-dimensional hierarchical porous ZnO film on conductive substrate. The obtained ZnO film exhibits a net-like porous architecture with hierarchical porosity from mesoporosity to macroporosity. Interestingly, the ZnO film possesses mesoporous walls ranging from 2–5nm. Besides, the as-prepared ZnO film also shows a high specific surface area of ∼237m2g−1 and a noticeable porosity up to 76%. A growth mechanism is also proposed. The developed strategy can be extended to the fabrication of other hierarchical porous metal oxides for applications in solar cells, gas sensors and thin-film batteries.
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