Synthesis and characterization of ZnO microstructures via a cationic surfactant-assisted hydrothermal microemulsion process

Materials Characterization

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 509-516

  Liu, Yumin ^a   Lv, Hua ^a   Li, Shuangqing ^a   Xi, Guoxi ^a   Xing, Xinyan ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic surfactant; Hydrothermal microemulsion method; Mechanism; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; ABSORPTION PEAKS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HYDROTHERMAL MICROEMULSION METHOD; MICROEMULSION PROCESS; MOLAR RATIO; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTION TIME; VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRA; VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO; ZNO MICROSTRUCTURES;

ABSORPTION; BIOPHYSICS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MICROEMULSIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TWINNING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79955082300     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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