Properties of ZnO Nanopowders Synthesized by Glycine-Nitrate Gel Combustion |
| Ö. Yıldıza, A.M. Soydan b, E.F. Ipçizade b, D. Akınb and Ö. Uçak b
aKocaeli University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, TR-41380 Kocaeli, Turkey bGebze Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, TR-41400 Gebze/Kocaeli, Turkey |
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| The morphology and other physical properties of ZnO nanopowders synthesized by glycine-nitrate gel combustion process were investigated and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nanosizer and X-ray diffraction. Glycine, NH2CH2COOH, and zinc nitrate Zn(NO3)2·6H2O were dissolved in distilled water and the solution was coagulated by mixing at 90°C. The viscous gel prepared during glycine-nitrate mixing was heated at ≈220°C to initiate the exothermic reactions by self-combustion where the temperature reached up to 1200°C. The glycine-nitrate ratio had a significant effect on the reaction temperature and final particle morphology. Therefore the synthesized powders have a different morphology like formless and spherical tufa ash. The particle size distribution was 50-1200 nm as measured using a nanosizer. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.125.664 PACS numbers: 81.20.Ka, 81.07.Wx, 61.46.Df, 81.07.-b |