Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO microspheres and hexagonal microrods with sheetlike and platelike nanostructures
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Unusual ZnO micropheres constructed of interconnected sheetlike nanostructures were prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis approach. These microsphere possess high surface areas but are amorphous, by increasing the reaction time, the microspheres gradually dissolved to form short hexagonal microrods with platelike nanostructures stacked together and adsorption of metal nanoparticles onto the surfaces of these microstructures may yield enhanced catalytic of the catalyst nanoparticles.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2005
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General solution route for nanoplates of hexagonal oxide or hydroxide
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The Fe2O3, Co(OH)2, MnCO3, and Ni(OH)2 hexagonal nanoplates were prepared by a citric acid (CA) assisted hydrothermal process. The capping molecule of CA, which inhibits crystal growth along the (001) direction due to its chelating effect, plays a critical role in the hydrothermal formation of the nanoplates.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2006
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