ZnO nanostructure construction on zinc foil: the concept from an ionic liquid precursor aqueous solution

Zhonghao Li; Yuxia Luan; Qingzhong Wang; Guangshan Zhuang; Yongxin Qi; Yuan Wang; Chengguo Wang

doi:10.1039/b911508k

ZnO nanostructure construction on zinc foil: the concept from an ionic liquid precursor aqueous solution

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Nov 7:(41):6273-5. doi: 10.1039/b911508k. Epub 2009 Sep 4.

Authors

Zhonghao Li¹, Yuxia Luan, Qingzhong Wang, Guangshan Zhuang, Yongxin Qi, Yuan Wang, Chengguo Wang

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 250061, Jinan, P. R. China. zhonghaoli@sdu.edu.cn

PMID: 19826692
DOI: 10.1039/b911508k

Abstract

Aligned ZnO arrays with branched rods, hexagonal rods, quasi-round rods, hexagonal pyramids and porous nanostructures are constructed on zinc foil in the ionic liquid tetrabutylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Nanostructures / ultrastructure
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / chemistry*
Solutions
Water / chemistry
Zinc Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

Ionic Liquids
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Solutions
Water
tetrabutylammonium
Zinc Oxide