Zinc oxide nanorod formation system: MPCVD-ZnO

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                                                                            Main unit of MPCVD-ZnO

Purpose: A furnace type of thermal CVD system for the formation of ZnO nanorods on substrates.
Features:    
・Process conditions and system design are based on our uniquely developed growth
 mechanism.
・Vertically aligned ZnO nanorods can be grown on sapphire or Si substrates.
・Compact size, steady chassis

This is a thermal CVD system for synthesizing zinc oxide nanorods with a horizontal quartz tube furnace (diameter = 30mm).

This system adopts a mechanism to grow vertically-aligned ZnO nanorods on a substrate while vaporizing Zn in an atmosphere containing oxygen. A substrate (usually sapphire and silicon) and zinc material are placed inside the furnace, and inert gas and oxygen gas are injected from the gas controllers. Vertically aligned zinc oxide nanorods will be grown on the substrate in a few minutes. Microphase developed its own CVD process and made it possible to have only a few minutes of reaction time (the shortest in the world).

Since the growth speed of zinc oxide crystal is very fast in the direction of the C-axis, zinc oxide tends to grow in rod and whisker shapes. Growing vertically aligned ZnO nanorods on a substrate usually requires the substrate to be made of a single crystal, and its lattice spacing needs to be extremely close to the lattice spacing of zinc oxide on the C-plane (either sapphire or GaN substrate). Alternatively, an Au catalyst film must be formed on the substrate; Au particles act catalysts in the Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) growth mechanism.

In our unique growth process, Zn itself acts as the catalysts in the VLS growth mechanism. As a favor, this system can form vertically aligned ZnO nanorods on silicon and quartz substrates, in addition to sapphire substrates, without an Au catalyst film.

          

                 1-step ZnO nanorods                                            ZnO nanowhiskers

     

               2-step ZnO nanorods                                       3-step ZnO nanorods

Specifications

Configuration

Tubular Furnace

Operating Temp.

400~1000℃

Control of Temperature

1zone Program Control

Dimension

W300㎜×H200㎜×D186㎜

Electric Capacitance

500W

Furnace Tube

Material

Quartz

Dimension

OD30㎜×ID26㎜×L750㎜

Control of Gases

Gas Flowmeter

Introduced Gases

Carrier Gas:N2 or Ar
Oxidation Gas:O2

Vacuum Gauge

Bourdon Gauge

Vacuum Pump

Oil-sealed Rotary Vacuum Pump

Dimension

W156㎜×H200㎜×D300㎜

Quartz Boat

Dimension

W900㎜×H600㎜×D500㎜