Title: Synthesis of zinc oxide nanopowder and nanolayer via chemical processing

Authors: Tolou Shokuhfar, M.R. Vaezi, S.K. Sadrnezhad, A. Shokuhfar

Addresses: Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. ' Advanced Materials Research Center, Materials and Energy Research Center, MERC Karaj, Iran. ' Advanced Materials Research Center, Materials and Energy Research Center, MERC Karaj, Iran. ' Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: In the present research work, the newest economic method for synthesis of ZnO nanopowder has been carried out via solochemical processing from an aqueous solution of a zinc-containing complex. The results obtained from XRD and TEM show that the nanoparticles are single crystals and have elongated particulate shape with a narrow size distribution. Solochemical processing can thus be an attractive method for industrial production of the nanopowders. The highly textured ZnO thin film with a preferred (002) orientation was also prepared by Two-Stage Chemical Deposition (TSCD), using an aqueous solution containing zinc complex on a soda-lime glass substrate. The films were characterised by XRD, SEM, EDAX, optical spectrophotometer and FTIR to justify the suitability for commercial device quality.

Keywords: zinc oxide; two-stage chemical deposition; TSCD; nanograins; optical transmission; doping; nanopowders; nanolayers; nanomanufacturing; nanotechnology; solochemical processing; nanoparticles.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2008.017846

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 2008 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.149 - 162

Published online: 19 Apr 2008 *

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