Trioctylphosphine-assisted morphology control of ZnO nanoparticles
- Authors
- Hong, Yun-Kun; Cho, GeonHee; Park, YoonSu; Oh, Soong Ju; Ha, Don-Hyung
- Issue Date
- Jun-2018
- Publisher
- IOP PUBLISHING LTD
- Keywords
- zinc oxide nanoparticles; oleylamine; trioctylphosphine; morphology control; tadpole-like shape
- Citation
- NANOTECHNOLOGY, v.29, no.22
- Journal Title
- NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/2069
- DOI
- 10.1088/1361-6528/aab4c6
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
1361-6528
- Abstract
- This study investigates the morphological change in colloidal ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized with trioctylphosphine (TOP). The addition of TOP to the synthesis causes an evolution in the shape of ZnO NPs to tadpole-like particles from quasi-spherical particles at 300 degrees C. The total length of the tadpole-like ZnO NPs can be modified by controlling the molar ratio of TOP to oleylamine (OLAM). The tadpole-like particles are elongated as the concentration of TOP increased but decreased when the addition of TOP is excessive. These tadpole-like ZnO NPs transform to quasi-spherical NPs regardless of the amount of TOP at a reaction time of 3 h at 300 degrees C. At 200 degrees C, the effect of TOP on the ZnO NP synthesis differs from that at 300 degrees C. The ZnO NPs synthesized by controlling the molar ratios of surfactant ligands (TOP:OLAM = 2:100 and 70: 100) at 200 degrees C share similar amorphous structures, while a crystalline ZnO phase is formed when the reaction time is 3 h. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis shows that TOP influences the oxidation of ZnO and suggests that a combination of OLAM and TOP plays a role in controlling the shape of ZnO NPs. These results provide critical insights to the utilization of TOP for a shape controlling ligand in ZnO NPs and suggest a new route to design oxide NPs.
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