Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanostructures with controllable morphology change

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. 1346 - 1358
• Main Authors: Gerbreders, Vjaceslavs, Krasovska, Marina, Sledevskis, Eriks, Gerbreders, Andrejs, Mihailova, Irena, Tamanis, Edmunds, Ogurcovs, Andrejs
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 28.02.2020
• Subjects: Capping; Chemical reactions; Crystallography; Energy conservation; Equilibrium conditions; Hexamethylenetetramine; Metal oxides; Morphology; Nanostructure; Optimization; Organic chemistry; Parameters; Production methods; Reagents; Zinc oxide

Amongst the most popular methods for the production of metal oxide nanostructures is hydrothermal synthesis. For producing ZnO nanostructures, a nitrate-based precursor reaction with equimolar amounts of hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) is commonly used. In these reactions, zinc nitrate provides the so...