10.1007/s40089-014-0130-7

A benign hydrothermal synthesis of nanopencils-like zinc oxide nanoflowers

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  • S. A. Akhoon1,
  • S. Rubab1,
  • M. A. Shah*1,
  1. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190006, IN
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Published in Issue 2014-11-01

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Akhoon, S. A., Rubab, S., & Shah, M. A. (2014). A benign hydrothermal synthesis of nanopencils-like zinc oxide nanoflowers. International Nano Letters, 5(1 (March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40089-014-0130-7
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Abstract

Abstract Synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoflowers and nanopencils is normally carried out with the help of structure-directing chemicals and templates. Besides releasing environmentally toxic substances, the use of these chemicals restricts the practical applications of nanostructures. In this paper, we report a typical template-free and environmentally benign synthesis of ZnO nanoflowers with nanopencils-like petals through a facile hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized ZnO nanoflowers were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, tunneling electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy techniques. The results reveal high quality and impurity-free hexagonal wurtzite phase ZnO nanoflowers of nanopencils-like petals having a length of 100–150 nm and a diameter of 45–60 nm.

Keywords

  • Hydrothermal,
  • Environmentally benign,
  • Nanoflower,
  • Nanopencils,
  • Economical
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