Self-assembling of ZnO nanoparticles and mesocrystal formation 

　　Prof. Goran Brankovic 

　　Institute for Multidisciplinary Research,  

　　University of Belgrade, Serbia 

　　时间：2016年05月16日（星期一）上午09:30 

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　　Self-assembling of ZnO nanoparticles and mesocrystal formation 

　　G Branković¹, D Luković Golić¹, A Rečnik², N Daneu², S Bernik², M Šćepanović³, and Z Branković¹ 

　　¹ Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia  

　　² Jožef Štefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia  

　　³ Center for Solid State Physics and New Materials, Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia  

　　Zno nanopowder was obtained by the sol-gel method from an ethanol solution of zinc acetate dihydrate. In this synthesis layered zinc hydroxide acetate (ZHA) is an intermediate compound that further transforms into hexagonally shaped ZnO crystallites – nanoplates (d = 4 nm). The obtained ZnO powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analyses (DTA), as well as high-resolution transmision electron microscopy (TEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Self organization of primary nanoplates was noted by transmision electron microscopy and confirmed by detailed Rietveld refinement and Raman analysis. Further solvotermal treatment was applied in order to promote self-assembling process. The presence of smaller particles and pores inside the larger hexagonal plates and the single-crystal diffraction pattern confirmed the mesocrystalline nature of the solvothermally prepared ZnO particles. In this study we have shown that it is possible to prepare ZnO mesocrystals without the aid of special organic additives, or face-specific organic molecules, starting from a simple precursor such as an ethanol solution of zinc acetate dihydrate.