Research on the Control of ZnO Nanostructures Morphology via a Reverse Micellar Route

Abstract

ZnO nanostructures with controllable morphology were synthesized by confining the reaction of Zn(NO3)2 and MEA in Reverse Micellar system composed with CCl4-AOT-Water. It was found that the ratio of MEA/ Zn(NO3)2 is decisive on the morphology of ZnO nanostructures. As the lower ratio of MEA/ Zn(NO3)2 is lower than 2:1, ZnO nanodots with a size about 5 nm were generated; the increase in the ratio of MEA/ Zn(NO3)2 leads to the formation of ZnO nanorods.