Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehydato)zinc(II) as a precursor for the synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles and Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD) of ZnO thin films

13^th International Conference on Nanotek & Expo

December 05-07, 2016 Phoenix, USA

Thokozani. Xaba, Makwena J. Moloto, Mundher Al-Adhali, Azad M. Mohammad, Nosipho Moloto, and Paul Oâ??Brien

Vaal University of Technology,South Africa
The University of Manchester, UK
Wits University, South Africa

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nanomed Nanotechnol

Abstract:

Zinc(II) complexes were prepared and used as precursors for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles via thermal decomposition method using hexadecylamine as a stabilizing agent. The prepared complexes were also used as single source precursors to deposit ZnO films on glass substrates at 350, 400, and 450 0C using the aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) technique. The TEM images of the synthesized nanoparticles revealed different shapes of the particles when the decomposition temperature is increased. The diffraction patterns of all ZnO thin films prepared at different temperatures show the simple cubic structures with the lattice parameter of a = b = c = 4.278 A°.

Biography :

Email: thokozanix@vut.ac.za