Sonochemistry and hydrothermal pathways to the fabrication of ZnO nanowire transistors

We report on the growth of ZnO nanowires using two distinctive methods; sonochemistry and hydrothermal growth. The dimensions of the nanowires were varied by changing the concentration of the solution, growth time and volume of the solution. During growth by sonification, we were also able to alter the power supplied to the solution and the dimensions of the sonicator tip. The nanowires produced were then imaged using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. We aim to create nanowires with dimensions suitable for the fabrication of ZnO nanowire transistor.