Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation, Characterization and Influential Parameters of ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Precipitation Method

WANG Jin-Min; GAO Lian   

  1. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure; Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai; 200050 China
  • Received:2002-09-28 Revised:2002-11-08 Published:2003-11-20 Online:2003-11-20

Abstract: ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a precipitation method with Zn(NO3)2·6H2O as the starting material
and Na2CO3 as the precipitant. When the concentration of the reactants reduced from 2.0 to 0.5mol·L-1, the particle size hardly changed but the agglomeration was weaker. TG-DSC curves of the precursor show that
the precursor decomposes at about 253℃. XRD pattern of the powder indicates that the hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanocrystals can be obtained when
the precursor calcinated at 300℃ for 2h. TEM micrographs show that the ZnO nanoparticles are well dispersed and the average particle size
is 15~20nm. The specific surface area of the obtained powder is 64.12m2·g-1. There is no obvious difference whether to wash the precipitate by distilled water or ammonia
before to wash by ethanol.

Key words: ZnO nanoparticles, wurtzite, precipitation

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