Back to Journals » International Journal of Nanomedicine » Volume 6

Synthesis and characterization of a narrow size distribution of zinc oxide nanoparticles

Authors Khorsand Zak A, Razali R, Abd Majid WHB, Darroudi M

Published 5 July 2011 Volume 2011:6 Pages 1399—1403

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S19693

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3



A Khorsand Zak1,2, R Razali1, WH Abd Majid1, Majid Darroudi2
1
Low Dimensional Material Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were synthesized via a solvothermal method in triethanolamine (TEA) media. TEA was utilized as a polymer agent to terminate the growth of ZnO-NPs. The ZnO-NPs were characterized by a number of techniques, including X-ray diffraction analysis, transition electron microscopy, and field emission electron microscopy. The ZnO-NPs prepared by the solvothermal process at 150°C for 18 hours exhibited a hexagonal (wurtzite) structure, with a crystalline size of 33 ± 2 nm, and particle size of 48 ± 7 nm. The results confirm that TEA is a suitable polymer agent to prepare homogenous ZnO-NPs.

Keywords: zinc oxide, solvothermal, nanoparticles, nanopowders

Creative Commons License © 2011 The Author(s). This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms.