ZnO Twin-Cones: Synthesis, Photoluminescence, and Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonium Perchlorate

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• 作者：Xuefei Sun ; Xiaoqing Qiu ; Liping Li ; Guangshe Li
• 刊名：Inorganic Chemistry
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：May 19, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：47
• 期：10
• 页码：4146 - 4152
• 全文大小：5262K
• 年卷期：v.47,no.10(May 19, 2008)
• ISSN：1520-510X

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ZnO twin-cones, a new member to the ZnO family, were prepared directly by a solvothermal method using a mixed solution of zinc nitrate and ethanol. The reaction and growth mechanisms of ZnO twin-cones were investigated by X-ray diffraction, UV–visible spectra, infrared and ion trap mass spectra, and transmission electron microscopy. All as-prepared ZnO cones consisted of tiny single crystals with lengths of several micrometers. With prolonging of the reaction time from 1.5 h to 7 days, the twin-cone shape did not change at all, while the lattice parameters increased slightly and the emission peak of photoluminescence shifted from the green region to the near orange region. ZnO twin-cones are also explored as an additive to promote the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. The variations of photoluminescence spectra and catalytic roles in ammonium perchlorate decomposition were discussed in terms of the defect structure of ZnO twin-cones.