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A novel and simple two-step solution approach to prepare ZnO thin film consisted of 3D flower-like superstructure was demonstrated. The uniform, nano-dimensional scale and sphere-like ZnO crystals were first prepared on the borosilicate glass substrate in mild solution at 95 degrees C for 3 h, then introduced into 0.02 mol L(-1) hexamethylenetetramine (HMT, C6H12N4) aqueous solution and heated at the same temperature for 3 d. The obtained ZnO thin films were characterized by XRD, SEM and photoluminescence. The results indicated that the thin film with 3D flower-like superstructure possessed high crystallinity, high surface-volume ratio microstructure and excellent photoluminescence property. It is a potential way to prepare nano-structured materials by the mentioned simple and novel two-step solution synthesis process.
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PMID:Soft solution synthesis of ZnO films with developed superstructures. 2112 67

As an important semiconductor metal oxide, various methods have been developed for preparation of ZnO architectures owing to their excellent properties and extensive applications. In this paper, two kinds of 3D flower-like ZnO architectures assembled with numerous nanosheets were successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal route assisted by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), origining from the different alkali environment created by urea and hexamine (HMT). SEM and TEM results revealed that the two products had hydrangea-like and rose-like nanostructures with uniform particle sizes, respectively. XRD results confirmed that the growth process of ZnO involved a phase transformation from intermediate compound basic zinc carbonate to ZnO. Base on the experimental results, the formation mechanisms of two kinds of flower-like ZnO undergoing nucleation, oriented growth and self-assembly processes were discussed. The photocatalytic results indicated that both samples exhibited high photocatalytic activities and good cycling stability for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB), which was almost completely degraded within 25min, in comparison to those milled samples (above 45min). The excellent performances were mainly ascribed to their unique nanostructure, good stability, and uniform particle size.
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PMID:Preparation of flower-like ZnO architectures assembled with nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic activity. 2643 85

Effects of the combination of repeated heat-moisture treatment for two times (2-HMT) and compound enzymes hydrolysis on structural and physicochemical properties of porous wheat starches were investigated. The dual-modification resulted in the formation of more pores on the surface of native starches, as revealed by SEM. Compared with single-modified starch samples, the porous starch samples treated by dual-modification exhibited higher gelatinization temperature, lower gelatinization enthalpy and higher crystallinity, as determined by DSC, FT-IR and XRD. Batch adsorption experiments manifested that the dual-modified starch samples exhibited higher adsorption capacities for water, oil and methylene blue. Moreover, the adsorption behaviors of the porous A-type starch granules with or without 2-HMT fitted Freundlich isotherm model well. Low-temperature nitrogen adsorption results showed that dual modifications greatly increased specific surface area and total pore volume of the starch samples. The present study suggests that the dual-modification is an attractive alternative for preparing porous wheat starches.
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PMID:Effects of the combination of repeated heat-moisture treatment and compound enzymes hydrolysis on the structural and physicochemical properties of porous wheat starch. 3037 51