Heterogeneous nucleation for synthesis of sub-20nm ZnO nanopods and their application to optical humidity sensing - Kenith Meissner (Analytica Chimica Acta, 2014)
Published in a leading analytical science journal (Impact factor: 4.712), this work elucidates the dynamics and mechanisms of ZnO nanopods and applies the resulting structures to humidity sensing. Through understanding of this mechanism, the work enables rational design of nanostructures to optimise their sensing capabilities. The work follows from the Meissner group’s extensive expertise in the microwave production of nanostructures from ZnO (5 journal publications) and CdSe (5 journal publications) since 2010. Preliminary data from this work formed the core of an invited talk at an international conference (SPIE, Photonics West, 2011).