The Effect of Different Organic Gelating Agents on Grain Size of ZnO Nanoparticles

Abstract

In this work, solgel method was used in order to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles. Zn(CH3COO)2•2H2O was used to obtain ZnO precursor solution. To investigate the eect of organic gelating agents on grain size, various organic gelating agents such as triethanolamine (TEA), glycerin (GLY), ethylene glycol (EG), citric acid (CA) and tartaric acid (TA) were used. X-ray diraction analysis was used for phase identication and grain size calculation. ZnO powders were characterized by using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.

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“…The solutions were stirred with a magnetic stirrer and heated to 50 C. The solutions were cloudy during the stirring at 50 C. TEA and GLY were separately added to different sols until the formation of a complex reaction between Zn 2þ cation and organic chelating agents. After the addition of these chelating agents, the solutions became transparent [15]. The sols were then stirred and heated for a few hours.…”