Research Article

High-Yield Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Bicontinuous Microemulsions

Figure 1

Partial phase diagram obtained at 70°C for mixtures of toluene, AOT/SDS (2/1 w/w), and 0.9 M Zn(NO3)2 aqueous solution. The one-phase microemulsion region (1 ) is located between the surfactants mixture/toluene axis and the solid line; here, lines A, B, and C indicate where conductivity measurements were performed to examine the structure of the microemulsions. Solid triangles indicate the compositions where the precipitation reactions were made.
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