Control of ZnO Morphology via a Simple Solution Route
Peking University · University of Hong Kong · +1 more institution
Abstract
By decomposing Zn(OH)42- or Zn(NH3)42+ precursor in various solvents at suitable reaction conditions, zinc oxide with a diversity of well-defined morphologies was synthesized. Flowerlike ZnO built up by nanorods was obtained by treating Zn(OH)42- precursor in water at 180 °C for 13 h. Whereas a replacement of the solvent by n-heptane yields snow flakelike ZnO. The prismlike and the prickly spherelike ZnO were also prepared, respectively, by decomposing Zn(NH3)42+ or Zn(OH)42- in ethanol at 100 °C for 13 h. The rodlike ZnO was produced at 180 °C under the same condition for preparing prickly spherelike product. Besides these typical samples, ZnO in other morphologies was studied manipulatively by changing the…
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Authors
6- JZJun ZhangCorresponding
Peking University, University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application
- SSun
Peking University, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application, University of Hong Kong
- YYin
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application, Peking University, University of Hong Kong
- SSu
University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application, Peking University
- LLiao
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application, Peking University, University of Hong Kong
Topics & keywords
- Crystallite
- Nanorod
- Zinc
- Scanning electron microscope
- Transmission electron microscopy
- Solvent
- Materials science
- Chemical engineering