Title

Growth of ZnO nanocrystals by a solvothermal technique and their photoluminescence properties

Authors

Authors

A. Dev; S. Kar;S. Chaudhuri

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.

Keywords

nanostructure; scanning and transmission electron microscopy; photoluminescence; FIELD-EMISSION PROPERTIES; ZINC-OXIDE; NANOROD ARRAYS; THIN-FILMS; ROUTE; FABRICATION; NANOBELTS; LUMINESCENCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANORINGS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Materials; Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter

Abstract

ZnO nanocrystals with various morphologies such as nanorod arrays, flower like assemblies, spherical particles, hexagonal cones, and self assembled microstructures were prepared by a solvothermal approach. It was observed that morphology of the ZnO nanostructures were very much solvent dependent in solvothermal approach. Water, ethylenediamine, and ethylene glycol-water mixture favors the formation of nanorods. Flower like assemblies of ZnO were produced in benzene. Spherical as well as cone like nanoparticles and their assemblies were produced in ethylene glycol. The ZnO nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, and photoluminescence studies.

Journal Title

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volume

7

Issue/Number

8

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

2778

Last Page

2784

WOS Identifier

WOS:000247884000027

ISSN

1533-4880

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