A novel and simple approach is reported to fabricate uniform single-crystal ZnO nanorods in ionic liq-uids. The as-obtained ZnO nanorods have been characterized by XRD,TEM,HRTEM,SAED,XPS,EDXA,PL and UV-vis absorption spectra. The rod diameters of the nanostructures can be controlled by tuning the amount of sodium hydroxide in the synthesis. Photoluminescence results show that the nanos-tructural ZnO exhibits better optical properties than bulk ZnO does and interestingly,the smaller the rod diameters are,the better optical property 1D nanostructural ZnO exhibits. The possible growth mechanism of ZnO nanorods is also investigated.
A simple and efficient approach is developed to fabricate single-crystalline CuO nanostructures through an ionic liquid assisted one-step low-temperature solid-state route.Both nanoparticles(5 nm in size)and nanorods(5-10 nm in diameter and 50-100 nm in length)of monoclinic CuO were obtained. These synthesized CuO nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),selected area electron diffraction(SAED),X-ray photoelectron spectros- copy(XPS),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)and nitrogen adsorption analysis.The morpholo- gies of the nanostructures can be controlled by tuning the amount of NaOH and ionic liquids.The growth mechanism of CuO nanostructures is investigated.
WANG LiZHAO BinYUAN ZhongYongZHANG XueJunWu QingDuanCHANG LiXianZHENG WenJun
The nanocrystalline TiO2 was prepared in mixture solvent of ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3-methyl -imidazole acetate, EmIm+AcO-) and water by sol-gel low temperature hydrothermal treatment of tetrabutyl titanate. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and Automatic nitrogen adsorption measurement techniques were employed to characterize the final products. The influences of various hydrothermal conditions, such as the amount of ionic liquid, reaction temperature and time, on the crystallinity of titania were investigated. Crystallinity was evaluated by crystallite size. The results showed that the crystallinity of sample prepared in mixture solvent is higher than that of sample from pure water; also, the size and crystallinity of titania particle can be controlled by alteration of the amount of ionic liquid. In addition, in the presence of ionic liquid, highly crystalline titania could be obtained at relatively low temperature and shorter time.
