“…6 12 The one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructured ZnO with different morphologies have been reported, for instances, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts and quantum dots. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Several techniques have been employed to grow 1-D ZnO nanostructures, such as sol-gel technique, hydrothermal or solvothermal treatment, chemical precipitation method, molecular beam epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition. Among these techniques, the sol-gel method has distinctive advantages due to its lower crystallization temperature, ability to tune microstructure via sol-gel * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.…”