ZrTiO4 Nanowire Growth Using Membrane-assisted Pechini Route

Abstract

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 ZrTiO 4 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. ZrTiO 4 nanowires were obtained at 700 ˚C with diameters in the range of 80-100 nm. FEG- SEM images were obtained to investigate ZrTiO 4 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.