The effect of parameters on the formation of ZnO nanoparticles by statistical experimental design method in vibrating milling process

✍ Scribed by Ki Do Kim; Dae Woo Choi; Yong-Ho Choa; Hee Taik Kim

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 360 KB
• Volume: 202
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0924-0136
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.09.053

✦ Synopsis

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized by vibrating milling process. Amorphous ZnO powders prepared by the milling process were washed with water to remove NaCl, and then the powders were sintered at 300-500 • C for 2 h. In this work, statistical experimental design method was used and it was found that the particle size and size distribution of ZnO nanoparticles were dependent on the milling time and mass ratio of ball to powder.

Therefore, ZnO nanoparticles with about 100 nm of mean crystallite size were obtained.