Hydrophilic ionic liquid assisted hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanostructures with controllable morphology.

ABSTRACT: Nanostructured ZnO with controllable morphology was prepared by a hydrothermal method in the presence of three different hydrophilic ionic liquids (ILs), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate, ([C₂mim]CH₃SO₄), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate, ([C₄mim]CH₃SO₄) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate, ([C₂mim]C₂H₅SO₄) as soft templates. The formation of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with and without IL was verified using FT-IR and UV-visible spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns indicated the formation of pure crystalline ZnO with a hexagonal wurtzite phase. Field emission scanning electron microscopic (FESEM) and hig

SUBMITTER: Akter M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262014 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature