Journal of Materials Science, Vol.48, No.10, 3857-3862, 2013
Structure and morphology of polar and semi-polar pyramidal surfaces coating wurtzite ZnO micro-wires
Wurtzite ZnO nano-pyramids grown by evaporation-deposition methods have been characterized using advanced electron microscopy. The basal and pyramidal planes of the nano-pyramids were identified as (0001) polar and semi-polar surfaces, respectively. The semi-polar surfaces were further faceted into semi-polar and non-polar surfaces. Surface area calculations revealed that approximately 65 % of the total surfaces of the as-grown nanostructures consisted of polar or semi-polar surfaces.