Photoluminescence and electrical properties of bidirectional ZnO nanowires on Zn foils via a thermal oxidation method

Abstract

ZnO nanowires were directly grown on ductile zinc foils through a two-step process. Zn foils were fabricated from a mixture of Zn and ZnO powders; and ZnO NWs were produced using thermal oxidation at temperatures of 300–600 °C.