• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1949-1954
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• 2012

We have developed a novel and eco-friendly synthetic route for the preparation of a two-dimensional layered zinc hydroxide with intercalated nitrate anions. The layered zinc hydroxide nitrate, called 'zinc basic salt', was, in general, successfully synthesized, using an electron beam irradiation technique. The 2-propanol solutions containing hydrated zinc nitrate were directly irradiated with an electron-beam at room temperature, under atmospheric conditions, without stabilizers or base molecules. Under electron beam irradiation, the reactive OH radicals were generated by radiolysis of water molecules in precursor metal salts. After further radiolytic processes, the hydroxyl anions might be formed by the reaction of solvated electrons and the OH radical. Finally, the $Zn_5(OH)_8(NO_3)_2{\cdot}2H_2O$ was precipitated by the reaction of zinc cation and hydroxyl anions. Structure and morphology of obtained compounds were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The chemical components of the products were determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and elemental analysis (EA). The thermal behavior of products was studied by thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA).

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.321-328
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• 2020

Zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were dissolved in distilled water and stirred for 30 min. The resulting solution was sonicated by an ultrasonic wave for 45 min. This solution was washed with distilled water and ethanol after centrifugation; next, it was placed in an electric furnace at 200℃ for 1 h under the flow of Ar gas to obtain zinc oxide nanoparticle. A zinc oxide nanoparticle-(C60) fullerene nanowhisker composite was synthesized using the zinc oxide nanoparticle solution, C60-saturated toluene, and isopropyl alcohol via the liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation method. The zinc oxide nanoparticle and zinc oxide nanoparticle-(C60) fullerene nanowhisker composite were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy, and they were used for the catalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) under ultraviolet (at 254 and 365 nm) and ultrasonic irradiation. In addition, the catalytic degradation of MO over the zinc oxide nanoparticle and zinc oxide nanoparticle-(C60) fullerene nanowhisker composite was evaluated using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.472-476
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• 2016

The nano-array of the vertically aligned rod-like particles grown on ZnO coated glass-substrates was obtained via hydrothermal process. ZnO thin film coatings were prepared on the glass substrates using a MOD (metallorganic deposition) dip-coating method with zinc chloride dihydrate as starting material and 2-ethylhexanol as solvent. ZnO nanorods were synthesized on the seeded substrates by hydrothermal method at $80^{\circ}C$ using zinc-nitrate hexahydrate as a Zn source and sodium hydroxide as a mineralizer. Under the hydrothermal condition, the rod-like nanocrystals were easily attaching on the already ZnO seeded (coated) glass surface. It has been shown that the hydrothermal synthesis parameters are key factors in the nucleation and growth of ZnO crystallites. By controlling of hydrothermal parameters, the ZnO particulate morphology could be easily tailored. Rod-shaped ZnO arrays on the glass substrates consisted of elongated crystals having 6-fold symmetry were predominantly developed at high Zn precursor concentration in the pH range 7~11.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2017

Zinc nitrate hexahydrate [$Zn(NO_3){\cdot}6H_2O$] and sodium hydroxide [NaOH] were used as source reagents in the preparation of ZnO nanoparticles in an aqueous solution containing deionized water and ethanol in a ratio of 2:5 (v/v). ZnO nanoparticles were heated in an electric furnace at $700^{\circ}C$ for 2 h under an atmosphere of inert argon gas. The morphological and structural properties of the nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD). UV-vis spectrophotometry was used to analyze the photocatalytic degradation of 3-nitrophenol with ZnO nanoparticles as photocatalyst under ultraviolet irradiation at 254 nm. Evaluation of the kinetic of the photo-catalytic degradation of 3-nitrophenol indicated that the degradation of 3-nitrophenol with ZnO nanoparticles obeyed the pseudo-first order reaction rate model.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2016

육방정계 우르자이츠형의 산화아연은 n형 반도체로써 3.37 eV의 넓은 밴드갭 에너지와 60 meV의 큰 엑시톤 바인딩 에너지를 가진 물질이다. 가스센서, 발광 다이오드, 염료 감응 태양 전지, 염료오염의 분해 등의 넓은 범위에서 활용이 가능하다. 합성 시 마이크로파 수열합성법을 사용하게 되면 높은 수율, 빠른 반응속도, 에너지 절약의 장점이 있다. 아민첨가제는 수산이온 생성 및 킬레이트 효과로 인해 산화아연 입자 형상을 조정하는 역할을 한다. 본 논문에서는 전구체로는 질산아연육수화물을 사용하였고, 형상조정제로는 에탄올아민, 에틸렌디아민, 디에틸렌트리아민, 헥사메틸렌테트라민을 사용하였다. 수산화소듐을 사용하여 용액을 pH 11로 조정하였다. 합성된 산화아연은 별모양, 막대형, 꽃모양, 원추형의 다양한 형상을 확인할 수 있었다. 아민첨가제에 의한 물리 화학적 특성과 광학적 특성을 분석하기 위해 XRD, SEM, EDS, FT-IR, UV-vis 스펙트럼, PL 스펙트럼을 사용하였다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2010

실온의 초음파 조건에서 질산 아연과 수산화 나트륨을 각각 물과 알코올 용액에서 반응시켜 산화 아연(ZnO) 나노입자를 합성하였다. 풀러렌($C_{60}$)과 ZnO 나노입자들은 전기로를 이용하여 각각 $700^{\circ}C$ 에서 2 시간 동안 가열하였다. 풀러렌($C_{60}$)과 ZnO 나노입자들의 형태와 광학성질은 XRD, SEM, TEM 과 UV-vis spectroscopy를 이용하여 분석하였다. 가열한 $C_{60}$과 ZnO 나노입자, 비가열한 $C_{60}$과 ZnO 나노입자를 각각 methylene blue(MB), methyl orange(MO), rhodamine B(RhB)용액에서 UV-vis spectroscopy를 사용하여 광촉매 분해반응을 연구하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2019

Well aligned $SnO_2$-doped ZnO nanorods were prepared by single step or 2-step electrochemical depositions in a mixture solution of zinc nitrate hexahydrate, ammonium hydroxide solution and 0.1 M tin chloride pentahydrate. The morphologies of electrochemically deposited $SnO_2$-doped ZnO were transformed from plain (or network) structures at low reduction potential to needles on hills at high reduction potential. Well aligned ZnO was prepared at intermediate potential ranges. Reduction reagent and a high concentration of Zn precursor were required to fabricate $SnO_2$ doped ZnO nanorods. When compared to results obtained by single step electrochemical deposition, 2-step electrochemical deposition produced a much higher density of nanorods, which was ascribed to less potential being required for nucleation of nanorods by the second-step electrochemical deposition because the surface was activated in the first-step. Mechanisms of $SnO_2$ doped ZnO nanorods prepared at single step or 2-step was described in terms of applied potential ranges and mass-/charge- limited transfer.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.784-790
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• 2002

For mass product of nanocrystalline ZnO ultrafine powders, self-sustaining combustion process(SCP) and ultrasonic spray combustion method(USCM) were applied at the same time. Ultrasonic spray gun was attached on top of the vertical type furnace. The droplet was sprayed into reaction zone of the furnace to form SCP which produces spherical shape with soft agglomerate crystalline ZnO particles. To characterize formed particles, fuel and oxidizing agent for SCP were used glycine and zinc nitrate or zinc hydroxide. Respectively, with changing combustion temperature and mixture ratio of oxidizing agent and fuel, the best ultrasonic spray conditions were obtained. To observe ultrasonic spray effect, two types of powder synthesis processes were compared. One was directly sprayed into furnace from the precursor solution (Type A), the other directly was heated on the hot plate without using spray gun (Type B). Powder obtained by type A was porous sponge shape with heavy agglomeration, but powder obtained using type B was finer primary particle size, spherical shape with weak agglomeration and bigger value of specific surface area. 9/ This can be due to much lower reaction temperature of type B at ignition time than type A. Synthesized nanocrystalline ZnO powders at the best ultrasonic spray conditions have primary particle size in range 20~30nm and specific surface area is about 20m$^2$/g.