Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Fabrication of Agglomerate-free ZnO Nanoparticles by Electrospraying
and Subsequent Two-step Heat Treatment

ZHANG Pan, LI Jian-Lin   

  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2008-10-31 Revised:2008-12-27 Published:2009-07-20 Online:2009-07-20

Abstract: Agglomerate-free ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by electrospraying and subsequent two-step heat treatment, providing a novel way for the fabrication of agglomeratefree oxide nanopowders. Using Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O ethanol solution added proper polyvinylpyrrolidone as electrosprayed liquid, a cone-jet was successfully formed that produced symmetrical micron droplets. The electrosprayed products were dried then. Agglomerate-free ZnO nanoparticles were derived after annealing the dried electrosprayed products in nitrogen at 600℃ for 1h followed by annealing in air at 400℃ for 1h. Results of SEM and XRD tests demonstrate that the as-prepared ZnO nanoparticles are well developed with a uniform size, and a hexagonal wurtzite structure.

Key words: ZnO, electrospray, nanoparticle