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Synthesis of Single-Crystalline ZnO Polyhedral Submicrometer-Sized Hollow Beads Using Laser-Assisted Growth with Ethanol Droplets as Soft Templates†

  1. Z.-Y. Jiang,
  2. Z.-X. Xie,
  3. X.-H. Zhang,
  4. S.-C. Lin,
  5. T. Xu,
  6. S.-Y. Xie,
  7. R.-B. Huang,
  8. L.-S. Zheng

Article first published online: 17 JUN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200306635

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 16, Issue 11, pages 904–907, June, 2004

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Jiang, Z.-Y., Xie, Z.-X., Zhang, X.-H., Lin, S.-C., Xu, T., Xie, S.-Y., Huang, R.-B. and Zheng, L.-S. (2004), Synthesis of Single-Crystalline ZnO Polyhedral Submicrometer-Sized Hollow Beads Using Laser-Assisted Growth with Ethanol Droplets as Soft Templates. Adv. Mater., 16: 904–907. doi: 10.1002/adma.200306635

Author Information

  1. State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China

  1. †

    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20021002, 20173046, and 20273052), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2001CB610506, 2002CCA01600), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Grant No. E0310004) and the Fok Ying-Tung Educational Foundation.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 JUN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 17 JUN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 MAR 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 DEC 2003

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Keywords:

  • Hollow materials;
  • Template-directed assembly;
  • Zinc oxide

A soft-template method for the controlled synthesis of hollow beads using laser- assisted growth with ethanol droplets as the soft template is proposed (see Figure). Single-crystalline ZnO polyhedral hollow beads in the range of 200–500 nm have been successfully synthesized.

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