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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2016.26.5.175

Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles via aqueous solution routes  

Koo, Jin Heui (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Yang, Jun Seok (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Cho, Soo Jin (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Lee, Byeong Woo (Department of Marine Equipments Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Abstract
ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by aqueous preparation routes of a precipitation and a hydrothermal process. In the processes, the powders were formed by mixing aqueous solutions of Zn-nitrate hexahydrate ($Zn(NO_3)_2{\cdot}6H_2O$) with NaOH aqueous solution under controlled reaction conditions such as Zn precursor concentration, reaction pH and temperature. Single ZnO phase has been obtained under low Zn precursor concentration, high reaction pH and high temperature. The synthesized particles exhibited flakes (plates), multipods or rods morphologies and the crystallite sizes and shapes would be efficiently controllable by changing the processing parameters. The hydrothermal method showed advantageous features over the precipitation process, allowing the precipitates of single ZnO phase with higher crystallinity at relatively low temperatures below $100^{\circ}C$ under a wider pH range for the Zn precursor concentration of 0.1~1 M.
Keywords
ZnO; Precipitation; Hydrothermal synthesis; Nano-particle; Powder morphology;
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