Novel Precursor-assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles/nanofibers

چکیده مقاله

In this investigation, different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures including nanoparticles have been produced by solid-state thermal decomposition of bis(acetylacetonato)zinc(II) nanostructures obtained by the sublimation of bis(acetylacetonato)zinc(II) powder. The sublimation process of the Zn(acac)2 powder was carried out in the range of 110–140 1C. The as-synthesized products were analyzed by SEM, TEM, XRD, and EDS. The SEM images showed that the sublimation process in the range of 110–120 1C and 130–140 1C led to the production of Zn(acac)2 nanofibers and nanorods, respectively. On the other hand, nanofibers and nanoparticles of ZnO were obtained by solid-state thermal decomposition of the as-synthesized Zn(acac)2 nanostructures.