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Controllable synthesis of ZnO nanoflowers by the modified sol–gel method

Authors: Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, Fatemeh Davar, M. R. Loghman-Estarki

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 12/2016

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Abstract

In the present study, flower-like and semi-spherical ZnO nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by the modified sol–gel method using zinc nitrate (Zn (NO3)2·6H2O) as a Zn2+ source and triethanolamine, (C6H15O3N and citric acid (C6H8O7) as chelating and gel agent, respectively. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy and photoluminescence techniques. The XRD results revealed the hexagonal wurtzite structure were obtained for all the samples. Then, the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles was examined for the degradation of methyl blue and methyl orange, methylene red solutions.
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Metadata
Title
Controllable synthesis of ZnO nanoflowers by the modified sol–gel method
Authors
Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi
Fatemeh Davar
M. R. Loghman-Estarki
Publication date
03-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 12/2016
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5437-x

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