JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hollow Zinc Oxide Mesocrystals from an Ionic Liquid Precursor (ILP)

Abstract

The highly hydrated ionic liquid tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAH) is an efficient ionic liquid precursor (ILP) for the fabrication of zinc oxide mesocrystals. Upon reaction of TBAH with zinc acetate, individual nanometer-sized ZnO building blocks assemble into highly correlated ZnO mesocrystals. The mesocrystals are up to ca. 10 mu m in length and the larger crystals have a channel running along the long crystal axis.

Keywords:
Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide Materials science Zinc Ionic liquid Oxide Nanometre Hydroxide Zinc hydroxide Ionic bonding Inorganic chemistry Fabrication Chemical engineering Ion Nanotechnology Organic chemistry Catalysis Composite material Chemistry Metallurgy

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Topics

Ionic liquids properties and applications
Physical Sciences →  Chemical Engineering →  Catalysis
Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
ZnO doping and properties
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
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