Mild solution synthesis of plate-like and rod-like ZnO crystals

作者:Gobo, Fumihiro; Goto, Takehiro; Long, Tengfa; Yin, Shu*; Sato, Tsugio
来源:Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2011, 37(2-5): 211-217.
DOI:10.1007/s11164-011-0244-8

摘要

Micro-disks and micro-rods of ZnO were successfully synthesized by a mild solution process using zinc chloride as starting material. The morphology of the ZnO crystals changed substantially, depending on the concentrations of the Zn(2+) ion and organic additives in the solution. A plate-like Zn(5)(OH)(8)Cl(2)center dot H(2)O precursor with a layered structure could be produced in solutions with high concentrations of chloride ions. The thermal stability, including phase composition and morphology, of the as-prepared Zn(5)(OH)(8)Cl(2)center dot H(2)O in air and water was investigated.