A novel processing route for the production of nanoparticulate zinc oxide using an isophthalate precursor

摘要

Zinc oxide nanoparticles have been processed from a novel isophthalate precursor. In contrast to those processed from an oxalate precursor, this material exhibits three-dimensional, non-directional aggregation behaviour. Such non-directional aggregation of uniaxial crystallites may allow for the production of structures with a higher proportion of catalytically active surfaces than can be prepared through conventional sol-gel methods. XRD, FTIR, TEM and SEM were used to characterize the synthesized materials. Zinc oxide particles synthesized by using isophthalic acid (C(6)H(4-)1,3-(COOH) 2) are found to be slightly smaller than the previously reported materials prepared through chelation with oxalic acid ( H2C2O2 center dot 2H(2)O).