Microwave Induced Preparation of a-axis Oriented Double-Ended Needle-Shaped ZnO Microparticles

Authors

Suresh Pillai, Technological University DublinFollow
John Kelly
Graeme Watson
Deirdre Ledwith

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

1.4 CHEMICAL SCIENCES

Publication Details

Microwave assisted synthesis of highly oriented ZnO needles, Deirdre Ledwith, Suresh C. Pillai, Graeme Watson, John M. Kelly, Chemical Communications, 2004, 2294-2295.

Abstract

Microwave irradiation of solutions of Zn(NO₃)₂ and urea provides a straightforward route to a-axis oriented crystals of needle-like morphology.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1039/B407768G

Recommended Citation

Ledwith, D., Pillai, S. C., Watson, G., Kelly, John M. Microwave assisted synthesis of highly oriented ZnO needles, Chemical Communications, 2004, 2294-2295. doi:10.1039/B407768G