TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of the rate of precursor production on the purity and aggregation morphology of nanoparticulate zinc oxide
AU - Duffy, Gráinne M.
AU - Pillai, Suresh C.
AU - McCormack, Declan E.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The synthesis of zinc oxide through the decomposition of a solid oxalate precursor was investigated. It was found that the rate of preparation of the precursor had a quantitative effect on the morphology and extent of surface ligation of particles produced; contrary to our expectations, it was found that the slow combination of reagents led to a less pure product. It has been determined that this time dependence mimics the variation of reactant ratios. Zinc oxide particles were produced from a number of reactant ratios, and were characterised by TEM, XRD, FT-IR and DSC. It was found that the size of the crystallites produced was not affected, but that the nature of their surface ligation did rely upon these parameters.
AB - The synthesis of zinc oxide through the decomposition of a solid oxalate precursor was investigated. It was found that the rate of preparation of the precursor had a quantitative effect on the morphology and extent of surface ligation of particles produced; contrary to our expectations, it was found that the slow combination of reagents led to a less pure product. It has been determined that this time dependence mimics the variation of reactant ratios. Zinc oxide particles were produced from a number of reactant ratios, and were characterised by TEM, XRD, FT-IR and DSC. It was found that the size of the crystallites produced was not affected, but that the nature of their surface ligation did rely upon these parameters.
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U2 - 10.1039/b610947k
DO - 10.1039/b610947k
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845673374
SN - 0959-9428
VL - 17
SP - 181
EP - 184
JO - Journal of Materials Chemistry
JF - Journal of Materials Chemistry
IS - 2
ER -