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Hollow Zinc Oxide Mesocrystals from an Ionic Liquid Precursor (ILP)
Author(s) -
Li Zhonghao,
Geßner André,
Richters JanPeter,
Kalden Joachim,
Voss Tobias,
Kübel Christian,
Taubert Andreas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200700935
Subject(s) - 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 , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
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 µm in length and the larger crystals have a channel running along the long crystal axis.