%A Xintong ZHOU, Quan ZHANG, Chang-jun LIU %T Templated synthesis of urchin-like zinc oxide particles by micro-combustion %0 Journal Article %D 2014 %J Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. %J Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering %@ 2095-0179 %R 10.1007/s11705-014-1404-3 %P 73-78 %V 8 %N 1 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/10.1007/s11705-014-1404-3 %8 2014-03-05 %X

Micro-combustion initiated by dielectric barrier discharge plasma has been applied for the removal of carbon template to prepare urchin-like ZnO particles. The combustion is operated at atmospheric pressure and low gas temperature (less than 150 °C), and the template is fully decomposed and rapidly removed. The obtained urchin-like ZnO possesses two distinct morphologies: nanosheets and sub-micro rods. The unique morphologies form on ZnO hexagonal nuclei with the template effect of activated carbon.