Ultrasound-assisted green synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO in the ionic liquid [hmim][NTf2]

Elaheh K Goharshadi; Yulong Ding; Majid Namayandeh Jorabchi; Paul Nancarrow

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.05.017

Ultrasound-assisted green synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO in the ionic liquid [hmim][NTf2]

Ultrason Sonochem. 2009 Jan;16(1):120-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.05.017. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

Authors

Elaheh K Goharshadi¹, Yulong Ding, Majid Namayandeh Jorabchi, Paul Nancarrow

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91779, Iran. gohari@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir

PMID: 18640864
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2008.05.017

Abstract

For the first time, zinc oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized by the sonochemical method in an ionic liquid, 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, liquid [hmim][NTf(2)] as a solvent. The morphology and structure of ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A possible mechanism is proposed to explain the formation of ZnO nanostructures.