Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles in a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide

Abstract

.<br><br>Nanoparticles of ZnO with the wurtzite structure have been successfully synthesized via a microwave through the decomposition of zinc acetate dihydrate in an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, as a solvent. Fundamental characterizations including<br><br>x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were conducted for the ZnO nanostructures.<br><br> To explore the growth mechanism, the samples have been prepared in different irradiation time and. also cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) has been used as the capping reagent.