Large scale synthesis of zinc oxide nano-and submicro-structures by pechini's method: Effect of ethylene glycol/citric acid mole ratio on structural and optical properties

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 807-812

  Razavi, Reza Shoja ^a   Loghman Estarki, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Farhadi Khouzani, Masoud ^b   Barekat, Masoud ^a   Jamali, Hossein ^a  

^a MALEK ASHTAR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nanostructured materials; Optical properties; Pechini; Polymeric precursor method; Semiconductors; Sol gel processes; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GREEN EMISSIONS; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; MOLE RATIO; PECHINI; PL SPECTRA; POLYMERIC PRECURSOR METHODS; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPHERICAL ZNO; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; UV EMISSIONS; ZINC ACETATE; ZNIC OXIDE; ZNO;

CHELATION; CITRIC ACID; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CITRIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; ZINC ACETATE;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 80053491964     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: 18756786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311797483745     Document Type: Article

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