Formation of Self-Assembled Defect-Free Zn2SnO4 Nanostructures from Binary Oxides without the Kirkendall Effect

In this Communication, we report a facile approach to synthesize a technologically important oxide Zn2SnO4 (ZTO) by a temperature-dependent solid-state reaction without the Kirkendall effect. Single-phase defect-free ZTO was formed upon calcination of a homogeneous 2:1 mixture of reactive ZnO rods a...

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Published inInorganic chemistry Vol. 53; no. 20; pp. 10797 - 10799
Main Authors Das, Partha Pratim, Devi, Parukuttyamma Sujatha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 20.10.2014
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Summary:In this Communication, we report a facile approach to synthesize a technologically important oxide Zn2SnO4 (ZTO) by a temperature-dependent solid-state reaction without the Kirkendall effect. Single-phase defect-free ZTO was formed upon calcination of a homogeneous 2:1 mixture of reactive ZnO rods and SnO2 nanoparticles at 1000 °C. We also observed interesting photocatalytic and photovoltaic properties from the synthesized ZTO material.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/ic501598h