Figure 4. Structure-conductivity relation in ZnO nanowires revealed by IR–electron nanoscopy.
(a) IR near-field amplitude and (b) high-resolution STEM images of an as-deposited ZnO nanowire. (c,d) Enlargements of the regions marked in (b). (e) IR near-field amplitude and (f) STEM images of an annealed ZnO nanowire. (g,h) Enlargements of the regions marked in (f). The nanowire cross-sections were prepared and imaged as described in Fig. 3. The scale bars in (a,b,e,f) denote 250 nm, and in (c,d,g,h) 20 nm.