@article { ISI:000256603500023,
	title = {Controlled synthesis of ZnO from nanospheres to micro-rods and its gas sensing studies},
	journal = {Talanta},
	volume = {75},
	number = {5},
	year = {2008},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {1315-1319},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>1D ZnO rods are synthesized using less explored hydrazine method. Here we find, besides being combustible hydrazine can also be used as a structure-directing agent. The ratio of zinc nitrate (ZN) to hydrazine is found to control the morphology of ZnO. At lower concentration of ZN as compared with hydrazine the morphology of ZnO is found to be spherical. As we increase the hydrazine content the morphology changes from spherical (diameter similar to 100 nm) to the elongated structures including shapes like Y, T as well dumbbell (diameter similar to 40 nm and length similar to 150 nm). Interestingly for more than 50\% of hydrazine ZnO micro-rods are formed. Such rods are of diameter similar to 120 mn having length of about 1 mu m for ZN to hydrazine ratio of 1:9, isolated as well as bundle of rods are seen in scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) reveals the phase formation with average particle size of 37 nm as calculated using Scherrer{\textquoteright}s formula. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) is also done to confirm the d-spacing in ZnO. Gas sensing study for these samples shows high efficiency and selectivity towards LPG at all operating temperatures. Photoluminescence (PL) study for these samples is performed at room temperature to find potential application as photoelectric material. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Hydrazine, LPG sensor, Nanostructures, photoluminescence, ZnO},
	issn = {0039-9140},
	doi = {10.1016/j.talanta.2008.01.063},
	author = {Navale, Shalaka C. and Gosavi, S. W. and Mulla, Imtiaz S.}
}
@article { ISI:000270410800024,
	title = {Influence of process variables on growth of ZnO nanowires by cathodic electrodeposition on zinc substrate},
	journal = {Thin Solid Films},
	volume = {517},
	number = {24},
	year = {2009},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {6605-6611},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA},
	address = {PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Influence of the deposition duration and electrolyte concentration on the structural and morphological features of the ZnO thin films, grown by cathodic electrodeposition on zinc substrate followed by annealing in air at 400 degrees C, have been investigated. The surface morphology of the as-synthesized films shows two distinct features, presence of {\textquoteleft}2-dimensional nanosheets{\textquoteright} on the area near the electrolyte-air interface and {\textquoteleft}granular{\textquoteright} nanostructures, below the interface region. However, upon annealing, the formation of ZnO nanowires, possessing length of several microns and diameter less than 20 nm, on the entire substrate is observed. The X-ray and selected area electron diffraction patterns clearly confirm the polycrystalline nature of the ZnO nanowires. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Annealing, Electrodeposition, Nanowires, photoluminescence, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Zinc oxide},
	issn = {0040-6090},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tsf.2009.04.046},
	author = {Sheini, Farid Jamali and Mulla, Imtiaz S. and Joag, Dilip S. and More, Mahendra A.}
}
