Highly efficient preparation of ZnO nanorods decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites

A. R. Marlinda; N. M. Huang; M. R. Muhamad; M. N. An'Amt; B. Y.S. Chang; N. Yusoff; I. Harrison; H. N. Lim; C. H. Chia; S. Vijay Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2012.04.061

Highly efficient preparation of ZnO nanorods decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites

A. R. Marlinda, N. M. Huang, M. R. Muhamad, M. N. An'Amt, B. Y.S. Chang, N. Yusoff, I. Harrison, H. N. Lim, C. H. Chia, S. Vijay Kumar

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A one-step method for the synthesis of zinc oxide/reduced graphene oxide (ZnO/rGO) nanocomposites by a hydrothermal technique is reported. This simple method involves a hydrothermal treatment of a solution comprising graphene oxide (GO), Zn(CH ₃COO) ₂.2H ₂O, NaOH and NH ₃.H ₂O. The concentration of GO as a starting material plays an important role in the density distribution of ZnO nanorods on the rGO sheets and on the percentage of the formation of ZnO/rGO nanocomposites. The resulting rod-like ZnO nanoparticles formed on the rGO sheets, in high density, has a potential in the gas sensing application.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	9-12
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	80
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2012.04.061
State	Published - 1 Aug 2012

Keywords

Carbon materials
Graphene oxide
Nanocomposites
Zinc oxide

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