Template directed synthesis of mesoporous ZnO having high porosity and enhanced optoelectronic properties.
A simple route for the synthesis of a novel mesoporous zinc oxide material having wurtzite like nanocrystalline pore walls by using Schiff-base amine as template is reported, which shows very high BET surface area (456 m(2) g(-1)) and remarkably enhanced photoconductivity and photoluminescence at room temperature under visible light irradiation vis-à-vis bulk ZnO material.
Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700 032, India.
Debraj
D
Chandra
Subrata
S
Mridha
Durga
D
Basak
Asim
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Bhaumik