Fast one-step synthesis of ZnO sub-microspheres in PEG200

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2355-2361

  Xie, Xin Yuan ^a   Li, Li Yun ^b   Zhan, Pei ^a   Liang, Ming ^a   Xie, Shu Ming ^a   Meng, Jian Xin ^a   Bai, Yan ^a   Zheng, Wen Jie ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sixth Middle School of Yizhang County   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC LIQUIDS; MICROSPHERES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84892443235     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7936-y     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Kar S, Dev A, Chaudhuri S (2006) Simple solvothermal route to synthesize ZnO nanosheets, nanonails, and well-aligned nanorod arrays. J Phys Chem B 110:17848-17853
2. Kim CE, Moon P, Yun I, Kim S, Myoung JM, Jang HW, Bang J (2011) Process estimation and optimized recipes of ZnO:Ga thin film characteristics. Expert Syst Appl 38:2823-2827
3. Lee KY, Kumar B, Seo JS, Kim KH, Sohn JI, Cha SN, Choi D, Wang ZL, Kim SW (2012) P-type polymer-hybridized high-performance piezoelectric nanogenerators. Nano Lett 12: 1959-1964
4. 3-doped ZnO varistors prepared by sol-gel process for device miniaturization. Ceram Int 38:S457-S461
5. Rai P, Yu YT (2012) Citrate-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of single crystalline ZnO nanoparticles for gas sensor application. Sens Actuators B 173:58-65
6. Kim KS, Song H, Nam SH, Kim SM, Jeong H, Kim WB, Jung GY (2012) Fabrication of an efficient light-scattering functionalized photoanode using periodically aligned ZnO hemisphere crystals for dye-sensitized solar cells. Adv Mater 24:792-798
7. Ahn J, Park H, Mastro MA, Hite JK, Eddy CR Jr, Kim J (2011) Nanostructured n-ZnO/thin film p-silicon heterojunction light-emitting diodes. Opt Express 19:26006-26010
8. 1-xN/ZnO strained quantum well lasers. Phys Status Solidi C 8:1589-1593
9. Crupi I, Boscarino S, Strano V, Mirabella S, Simone F, Terrasi A (2012) Optimization of ZnO:Al/Ag/ZnO:Al structures for ultrathin high-performance transparent conductive electrodes. Thin Solid Films 520:4432-4435
10. Schrauben JN, Hayoun R, Valdez CN, Braten M, Fridley L, Mayer JM (2012) Titanium and zinc oxide nanoparticles are proton-coupled electron transfer agents. Science 336:1298-1301
11. Kim D (2010) Influence of CuSn thickness on the work function and optoelectrical properties of ZnO/CuSn/ZnO multilayer films. Displays 31:155-159
12. Hullavarad SS, Hullavarad NV, Karulkar PC, Luykx A, Valdivia P (2007) Ultra violet sensors based on nanostructured ZnO spheres in network of nanowires: a novel approach. Nanoscale Res Lett 2:161-167
13. Henley SJ, Ashfold MNR, Cherns D (2004) The growth of transparent conducting ZnO films by pulsed laser ablation. Surf Coat Technol 177:271-276
14. Koizumi S, Watanabe K, Hasegawa M, Kanda H (2001) Ultraviolet emission from a diamond pn junction. Science 292:1897-1899
15. Natsume Y, Sakata H (2000) Zinc oxide films prepared by sol-gel spin-coating. Thin Solid Films 372:30-36
16. Garces HF, Espinal AE, Suib SL (2012) Tunable shape microwave synthesis of zinc oxide nanospheres and their desulfurization performance compared with nanorods and platelet-like morphologies for the removal of hydrogen sulfide. J Phys Chem C 116:8465-8474
17. Xu S, Li ZH, Wang Q, Cao LJ, He TM, Zou GT (2008) A novel one-step method to synthesize nano/micron-sized ZnO sphere. J Alloy Compd 465:56-60
18. Lyu SC, Zhang Y, Lee CJ (2003) Low-temperature growth of ZnO nanowire array by a simple physical vapor-deposition method. Chem Mater 15:3294-3299
19. Liu H, Feng L, Zhai J, Jiang L, Zhu D (2004) Reversible wet-tability of a chemical vapor deposition prepared ZnO film between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity. Langmuir 20:5659-5661
20. Sahoo S, Scott JF, Arora AK, Katiyar RS (2011) Self-assembled highly uniform ZnO submicrometer rods on metal grid grown by vapor-liquid-solid method. Cryst Growth Des 11:3642-3647
21. Li C, Fang G, Li J, Ai L, Dong B, Zhao X (2008) Effect of seed layer on structural properties of ZnO nanorod arrays grown by vapor-phase transport. J Phys Chem C 112:990-995
22. Fang Y, Wang Y, Wan Y, Wang Z, Sha J (2010) Detailed study on photoluminescence property and growth mechanism of ZnO nanowire arrays grown by thermal evaporation. J Phys Chem C 114:12469-12476
23. Tokumoto MS, Pulcinelli SH, Santilli CV, Briois V (2003) Catalysis and temperature dependence on the formation of ZnO microspheres and of zinc acetate derivatives prepared by the sol-gel route. J Phys Chem B 107:568-574
24. Matsumoto K, Saito N, Mitate T, Hojo J, Inada M, Haneda H (2009) Surface polarity determination of ZnO spherical particles synthesized via solvothermal route. Cryst Growth Des 9:5014-5016
25. Xu L, Hu YL, Pelligra C, Chen CH, Jin L, Huang H, Sithambaram S, Aindow M, Joesten R, Suib SL (2009) ZnO with different morphologies synthesized by solvothermal methods for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Chem Mater 21:2875-2885
26. Urgessa ZN, Oluwafemi OS, Botha JR (2012) Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO thin films and its electrical characterization. Mater Lett 79:266-269
27. Zeng Y, Zhang T, Wang L, Wang R (2009) Synthesis and ethanol sensing properties of self-assembled monocrystalline ZnO nano-rod bundles by poly(ethylene glycol)-assisted hydrothermal process. J Phys Chem C 113:3442-3448
28. Xie XY, Li LY, Zheng PS, Zheng WJ, Bai Y, Cheng TF, Liu J (2012) Facile synthesis, spectral properties and formation mechanism of sulfur nanorods in PEG-200. Mater Res Bull 47:3665-3669
29. Seelig EW, Tang B, Yamilov A, Cao H, Chang RPH (2003) Self-assembled 3D photonic crystals from ZnO colloidal spheres. Mater Chem Phys 80:257-263
30. Music S, Popovic S, Maljkovic M, Dragcevic D (2002) Influence of synthesis procedure on the formation and properties of zinc oxide. J Alloys Compd 347:324-332
31. Liufu S, Xiao H, Li YP (2004) Investigation of PEG adsorption on the surface of zinc oxide nanoparticles. Powder Technol 145:20-24
32. Li X, He G, Xiao G, Liu H, Wang M (2009) Synthesis and morphology control of ZnO nanostructures in microemulsions. J Colloid Interface Sci 333:465-473
33. Raula M, Rashid MH, Paira TK, Dinda E, Mandal TK (2010) Ascorbate-assisted growth of hierarchical ZnO nanostructures: sphere, spindle, and flower and their catalytic properties. Langmuir 26:8769-8782
34. Fleming DA, Williams ME (2004) Size-controlled synthesis of gold nanoparticles via high-temperature reduction. Langmuir 20:3021-3023
35. Wang L, Muhammed M (1999) Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles with controlled morphology. J Mater Chem 9:2871-2878
36. Pesika NS, Stebe KJ, Searson PC (2003) Relationship between absorbance spectra and particle size distributions for quantumsized nanocrystals. J Phys Chem B 107:10412-10415
37. Li ZQ, Xiong YJ, Xie Y (2003) Selected-control synthesis of ZnO nanowires and nanorods via a PEG-assisted route. Inorg Chem 42:8105-8109
38. Tshabalala MA, Dejene BF, Swart HC (2012) Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles using polyethylene glycol (PEG). Physica B 407:1668-1671
39. Zhan X, Chen F, Salcic Z, Wong CC, Gao W (2012) Synthesis of ZnO submicron spheres by a two-stage solution method. Appl Nanosci 2:63-70
40. Fu YS, Song YF, Kulinich SA, Sun J, Liu J, Du XW (2008) Single-crystal ZnO flocky sphere formed by three-dimensional oriented attachment of nanoparticles. J Phys Chem Solids 69:880-883