Zinc Oxide Nanowall Networks Growth on Indium Tin Oxide Substrates in an Oxygen Atmosphere and Magnetic Field via the Sparking Process
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A zinc oxide nanowall (ZnO NW) network was grown on an indium tin oxide (ITO) surface using the sparking process at a breakdown voltage. This process involved four pairs of pure zinc wire electrodes in a flowing oxygen atmosphere, with a perpendicular magnetic field applied downward onto the ITO surface. It was observed that the cluster number density of ZnO NWs on the ITO surface decreased with an increasing number of coatings. The transmittances of the glass/ITO/ZnO NW network substrate increased again once the nanostructure was completely formed and achieved higher crystallinity.
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