Hydrothermal growth of single crystal ZnO nanorods on surface-modified graphite

ZnO nanostructures were hydrothermally grown at 90°C on bare and surface-modified graphite. Thermodynamically active sites along the grain boundaries on the graphite surface initiated scattered nucleation of ZnO, leading to the formation of a bunched structure. The uniformity of nucleation and the size distribution of nanorods were contro...More