Two-stage synthesis of structured microsystems based on zinc oxide nanorods using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and low-temperature hydrothermal method

The specific features are presented of the two-stage synthesis of structured microsystems based on zinc-oxide nanorods by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and the low-temperature hydrothermal method, with nucleation suppressed in the bulk of the solution. It is shown that the use of two-stage synthesis provides control over the size and aspect ratio of separate nanorods and over the structure of the microsystem of nanorods as a whole. It is proposed to monitor the concentration of intrinsic surface defects by measuring the photocurrent under irradiation through narrow-band interference light filters.