Rapid synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO by a microwave-assisted combustion method

• Main Authors: Nehru, L. C., Swaminathan, V., Sanjeeviraja, C.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85270; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10551
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A facile and rapid microwave-assisted combustion method (MWAC) was developed to synthesis to produce nanocrystalline ZnO powder using dissolution of zinc nitrate (as the oxidant) and urea (as fuel) as the starting materials and water as solvent, then heating the resulting solution in a microwave ove...