Transformation of Wurtzite ZnO to a New Triclinic Nanoporous ZnO Phase via Hydrothermal Treatment with Metformin for Designing Proton Conducting Material
Abstract:Zinc oxide is one of the most widely studied semiconductor metal oxides, which predominantly crystallizes as hexagonal wurtzite and often cubic zinc‐blende phases. Here we report the transformation of the highly stable wurtzite ZnO to a new triclinic phase NZO‐2 by using metformin as a template during post‐synthesis hydrothermal treatment. This crystalline phase of the material NZO‐2 has been identified through the refinement of the powder XRD data. NZO‐2 possesses porous rod like particle morphology consistin… Show more
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