Facile synthesis of tetrapodal ZnO nanoparticles by modified French process and its photoluminescence

Tawatchai Charinpanitkul; Pat Nartpochananon; Thornchaya Satitpitakun; Jenifer Wilcox; Takafumi Seto; Yoshio Otani

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.18, No.1, 469-473, January, 2012

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2011.11.028 Export Citation

Facile synthesis of tetrapodal ZnO nanoparticles by modified French process and its photoluminescence

Tawatchai Charinpanitkul^{1, 2, †}, Pat Nartpochananon¹, Thornchaya Satitpitakun¹, Jenifer Wilcox³, Takafumi Seto⁴, and Yoshio Otani⁴

¹Center of Excellence in Particle Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
²Energy Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
³Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, CA, USA
⁴Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

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Facile synthesis of tetrapodal ZnO nanoparticles was conducted using a modified French process in which oxygen and nitrogen flow rates were controlled. The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles exhibit photoluminescent characteristics depending on the synthesis conditions. Electron microscopic analysis revealed that the tetrapodal nanostructure of ZnO with high crystallinity which was confirmed by XRD analyses could be controlled by a variation of O2/N2 feed ratio. Typical photoluminescence with UV and blue emission of the tetrapodal ZnO nanoparticles was influenced by the particle size and crystallinity, which is manipulated by the oxidation condition.

Keywords:ZnO;Nanoparticles;Photoluminescence;Nucleation;Oxidation

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[Referenced By]

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[2] Huang MH, Mao S, Feick H, Yan H, Wu Y, Kind H, Weber E, Russo R, Yang P, Science., 292, 1897 (2001)

[3] Wang WZ, Zeng BQ, Yang J, Poudel B, Huang JY, Naughton MJ, Ren ZF, Adv. Mater., 18(24), 3275 (2006)

[4] Lee J, Chae J, Nahm K, Kang M, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 15(5), 645 (2009)

[5] Jang ES, Won JH, Hwang SJ, Choy JH, Adv. Mater., 18(24), 3309 (2006)

[6] Numpud P, Charinpanitkul T, Tanthapanichakoon W, J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn., 116, 414 (2008)

[7] Dupuy L, Haller S, Rousset J, Donsanti F, Guillemoles JF, Lincot D, Decker F, Electrochem. Commun., 12, 697 (2010)

[8] Klanwan J, Akrapattangkul N, Pavarajarn V, Seto T, Otani Y, Charinpanitkul T, Mater. Lett., 64, 80 (2010)

[9] Ahsanulhaq Q, Kim JH, Reddy NK, Hahn YB, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 14(5), 578 (2008)

[10] Kenanakis G, Stratakis E, Vlachou K, Vernardou D, Koudoumas E, Katsarakis N, Appl. Surf. Sci., 254(18), 5695 (2008)

[11] Zhang Y, Lin B, Sun X, Fu Z, Appl. Phys. Lett., 86, 131910 (2005)

[12] Cho S, Ma J, Kim Y, Sun Y, Wong GKL, Ketterson JB, Appl. Phys. Lett., 75, 2761 (1999)

[13] Lee MK, Tu HF, J. Jpn. Appl. Phys., 47, 980 (2008)

[14] Ramanathan S, Patibandla S, Bandyopadhyay S, Edwards JD, Anderson J, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 17, 651 (2006)

[15] Lin BX, Fu ZX, Jia YB, Appl. Phys. Lett., 79, 943 (2001)

[16] Zeng HB, Cai WP, Hu JL, Duan GT, Liu PS, Li Y, Appl. Phys. Lett., 88, 171910 (2006)