Characteristics of ZnO Particles Prepared by Au-catalyzed Phase Transport Technique

ZnO particles were prepared by Au-catalyzed vapor phase transport method on silicon substrate. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) images show many ZnO particles were formed on the sample surface. They grew up layer by layer along the c-axis, which was confirmed by the results of X-ray diffraction(XRD). The morphology of ZnO particles is close to hemisphere and its formation process could be seen from the SEM image. The room temperature photoluminescence(PL) measurement revealed a narrow UV emission peak at 3.27 eV and a broad green emission peak at 2.45 eV, which was caused by the near-band-edge and deep-level emissions.