Templated synthesis of urchin-like zinc oxide particles by micro-combustion

doi:10.1007/s11705-014-1404-3

Front Chem Sci Eng

2014, Vol. 8

Issue (1) : 73-78 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-014-1404-3

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Templated synthesis of urchin-like zinc oxide particles by micro-combustion

Xintong ZHOU^1,2, Quan ZHANG¹, Chang-jun LIU^1,2(

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1. Advanced Nanotechnology Center, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; 2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China

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Abstract

Micro-combustion initiated by dielectric barrier discharge plasma has been applied for the removal of carbon template to prepare urchin-like ZnO particles. The combustion is operated at atmospheric pressure and low gas temperature (less than 150 °C), and the template is fully decomposed and rapidly removed. The obtained urchin-like ZnO possesses two distinct morphologies: nanosheets and sub-micro rods. The unique morphologies form on ZnO hexagonal nuclei with the template effect of activated carbon.

Keywords dielectric-barrier discharge zinc oxide carbon template removal plasma

Corresponding Author(s): LIU Chang-jun,Email:coronacj@tju.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 March 2014

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Xintong ZHOU,Quan ZHANG,Chang-jun LIU. Templated synthesis of urchin-like zinc oxide particles by micro-combustion[J]. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2014, 8(1): 73-78.

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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/Y2014/V8/I1/73

Fig.1 Schematic representative of the dielectric-barrier discharge apparatus

Fig.2 XRD patterns of the ZnO sample from micro-combustion

Fig.3 SEM and TEM images of the ZnO sample from micro-combustion (a) and (b) SEM images of the structure of the sample. (c) and (d) TEM images of ZnO nano-sheets. (e) TEM image of ZnO rods. (f) TEM image of the interface between ZnO rods and nano- sheets

Fig.4 Schematic representative of ZnO sub-micro rod formation under the influence of DBD

Fig.5 Schematic representative of ZnO nanosheet formation with carbon template

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