“…For the synthesis of inorganic particles, the most common method is based on the solution phase. This method has been used to synthesize nanoparticles of II-VI compounds (e.g., CdS, PbS), 10,11 III-V compounds (GaAs) 12 and a wide range of metal oxides including TiO 2 , 13 ZnO, 14 Fe 2 O 3 , 15 and PbO, 16 Fe 3 O 4 . 17 Nano-ZnO, as one of the multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles, has drawn increasing attention in recent years due to its many signicant physical and chemical properties, such as chemical stability, 18 low dielectric constant, 19 high transmittance, 20 high catalysis activity, 21,22 effective antibacterial and bactericidal action, 23,24 UV-screening 25,26 and infrared absorption.…”