High-Aspect Ratio β-Ga2O3 Nanorods via Hydrothermal Synthesis

Abstract

High-aspect ratio β-Ga2O3 nanorods consisting of prism-like crystals were formed using gallium oxyhydroxide and ammonia hydroxide via a hydrothermal synthesis followed by the subsequent calcination process. The formation of high-aspect ratio β-Ga2O3 nanorods was attributed to the oriented attachment mechanism that was present during the hydrothermal synthesis. A field-effect transistor was fabricated using the high-aspect ratio β-Ga2O3 nanorod, and it exhibited the typical charge transfer properties of an n-type semiconductor. This facile approach to forming high-aspect ratio nanorods without any surfactants or additives can broaden the science of β-Ga2O3 and expedite the integration of one-dimensional β-Ga2O3 into future electronics, sensors, and optoelectronics.

Keywords

• low dimensional structures
• hydrothermal crystal growth
• nanomaterials
• Ga2O3
• nanorods