Abstract
Zinc oxide thin films with honeycomb structures can be electrochemically produced by interfacial surfactant templating. Newly synthesized 4-amino-1-(2,3-dihydroxy propyl) pyridinium hydroxide ionic liquid exhibiting the hydroxyl functionalized ionic liquids (HFILs) was used in electrodeposition. This method utilizes amphiphile assemblies at the solid-liquid interface (i.e., the surface of a working electrode) as a template to gain the precisely tailor zinc oxide nanostructures. The results described here will provide a useful foundation to design and optimize greener protocol for the electrochemical construction of inorganic nanostructures thin films for possible application of films in nanotechnology field. Moreover, it is believed that this electrochemical tailoring approach can be extended to fabricate other porous metal oxide materials with a unique morphology or shape.
Highlights
Ionic liquids (ILs) created a center of attention due to their unique materials and solvent properties and the growing interest in academia as well as applicative purposes
Considering the structural aspects of the ionic liquids is usually helpful for the rationalization of physical and chemical processes occurring in the RTILs
We expect that the unique mechanisms of electrochemical interfacial surfactant templating for building organic assemblies and inorganic frameworks will broaden the type of inorganic materials that can be produced
Summary
Ionic liquids (ILs) created a center of attention due to their unique materials and solvent properties and the growing interest in academia as well as applicative purposes. Salts with organic cations open a window for the liquid state at more moderate temperatures Adopting such ideas, the past decade has seen the advent of a new class of solvents, referred to as “ionic liquids”. To increase the control of electrochemical interfacial surfactant templating, we investigated potential usefulness of newly synthesized 4-amino-1-(2,3-dihydroxy propyl) pyridinium, hydroxide [ADPPY][OH] ionic liquid This is the first report on interfacial surfactant templating by [ADPPY][OH] ionic liquid producing honey comb structured zinc oxide. These results will provide a useful foundation to design/optimize synthetic conditions for broader types of inorganic nanostructures with different morphology for technological application
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