Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace

ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized in a horizontal furnace at 500°C using different zinc nitrate hexahydrate concentrations (0.01 and 0.1 M) as reactive solution by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. The physical-chemical properties of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized by thermog...

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Main Authors: G. Flores-Carrasco, J. Carrillo-López, J. A. Luna-López, R. Martínez-Martínez, N. D. Espinosa-Torres, M. E. Rabanal
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780206
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author G. Flores-Carrasco
J. Carrillo-López
J. A. Luna-López
R. Martínez-Martínez
N. D. Espinosa-Torres
M. E. Rabanal
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J. Carrillo-López
J. A. Luna-López
R. Martínez-Martínez
N. D. Espinosa-Torres
M. E. Rabanal
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description ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized in a horizontal furnace at 500°C using different zinc nitrate hexahydrate concentrations (0.01 and 0.1 M) as reactive solution by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. The physical-chemical properties of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). With the TGA is has optimized the temperature at which the initial reactive (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O), is decomposed completely to give way to its corresponding oxide, ZnO. SEM revealed secondary particles with a quasispherical shape that do not change significantly with the increasing of precursor solution concentration as well as some content of the broken spheres. Increasing the precursor solution concentration leads to the increase in the average size of ZnO secondary particles from 248±73 to 470±160 nm; XRD reveals the similar tendency for the crystallite size which changes from 23±4 to 45±4 nm. HRTEM implies that the secondary particles are with hierarchical structure composed of primary nanosized subunits. These results showed that the precursor concentration plays an important role in the evolution on the size, stoichiometry, and morphology of ZnO nanoparticles.
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spelling doaj-art-54ac8f8ef47d43d49beda756f519a61b2025-08-20T03:34:20ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/780206780206Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal FurnaceG. Flores-Carrasco0J. Carrillo-López1J. A. Luna-López2R. Martínez-Martínez3N. D. Espinosa-Torres4M. E. Rabanal5CIDS-ICUAP Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Avenida San Claudio y 14 Sur, Edificio 103C, Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia San Manuel, 72570 Puebla, PUE, MexicoCIDS-ICUAP Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Avenida San Claudio y 14 Sur, Edificio 103C, Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia San Manuel, 72570 Puebla, PUE, MexicoCIDS-ICUAP Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Avenida San Claudio y 14 Sur, Edificio 103C, Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia San Manuel, 72570 Puebla, PUE, MexicoInstituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca, Carretera a Acatlima Km. 2.5, 69000 Huajuapan de León, OAX, MexicoCIDS-ICUAP Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Avenida San Claudio y 14 Sur, Edificio 103C, Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia San Manuel, 72570 Puebla, PUE, MexicoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid and IAAB, Avenue Universidad 30, Leganes, 28911 Madrid, SpainZnO nanoparticles were synthesized in a horizontal furnace at 500°C using different zinc nitrate hexahydrate concentrations (0.01 and 0.1 M) as reactive solution by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. The physical-chemical properties of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). With the TGA is has optimized the temperature at which the initial reactive (Zn(NO3)2·6H2O), is decomposed completely to give way to its corresponding oxide, ZnO. SEM revealed secondary particles with a quasispherical shape that do not change significantly with the increasing of precursor solution concentration as well as some content of the broken spheres. Increasing the precursor solution concentration leads to the increase in the average size of ZnO secondary particles from 248±73 to 470±160 nm; XRD reveals the similar tendency for the crystallite size which changes from 23±4 to 45±4 nm. HRTEM implies that the secondary particles are with hierarchical structure composed of primary nanosized subunits. These results showed that the precursor concentration plays an important role in the evolution on the size, stoichiometry, and morphology of ZnO nanoparticles.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780206
spellingShingle G. Flores-Carrasco
J. Carrillo-López
J. A. Luna-López
R. Martínez-Martínez
N. D. Espinosa-Torres
M. E. Rabanal
Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
title_full Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
title_fullStr Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
title_full_unstemmed Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
title_short Structural and Morphological Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Particles Grown by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Method with Horizontal Furnace
title_sort structural and morphological properties of nanostructured zno particles grown by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method with horizontal furnace
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780206
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