Ngom, Balla D.Chaker, M.Manyala, Ncholu I.Lo, B.Maaza, MalikBeye, A.C.2011-04-082011-04-082011-03B.D.Ngom, etal., Temperature-dependent growth mode of W-doped ZnO nanostructures, Applied Surface Science, vol. 257, no. 14, pp. 6226-6232 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.02.0430169-433210.1016/j.apsusc.2011.02.043http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16238We report on the effects of glass substrate temperature on the crystal structure and morphology of tungsten (W)-doped ZnO nanostructures synthesized by pulsed-laser deposition. X-ray diffraction analysis data shows that the W-doped ZnO thin films exhibit a strongly preferred orientation along a c-axis (000L) plane, while scanning electron and atomic force microscopes reveal that well-aligned W-doped ZnO nanorods with unique shape were directly and successfully synthesized at substrate temperature of 550 ◦C and 600 ◦C without any underlying catalyst or template. Possible growth mechanism of these nanorods is suggested and discussed.en© 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.ZnOLaser ablationNucleationNanostructuresTungsten -- Thermal propertiesPulsed laser depositionPostprint Article