“…These nanoparticles with the advantages of a large volume-to-surface area ratio, high ultraviolet absorption, and a long life-span (Yu et al, 2004) have proved to have greater potential for use in gas sensors (Xu et al, 2000), solar cells (Yu et al, 2004), and photocatalyst degradation (Curri et al, 2003;Kamat et al, 2002) than TiO 2 NPs (Hong et al, 2005). They have also been employed as efficient catalysts for liquid phase hydrogenation (Hamminga et al, 2004), chemical absorption (Turton et al, 2004), and UV absorption in cosmetics and as an anti-virus agent (Hu et al, 2003). The physical and microstructural properties of ZnO can be modified by changing the synthetic method (Meulenkamp, 1998;Monticone et al, 1998).…”