Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanorods Based on a New Gel Pyrolysis Method

Figure 3

SEM images of samples synthesized at different solvent compositions; (a) pure water; (b) ethanol-water (30–70); (c) ethanol-water (50–50); (d) ethanol-water (70 : 30); (e) pure ethanol; (f) cyclohexane-water (30–70); (g) cyclohexane-water (50 : 50); (h) butanol-water (50 : 50); (i) butanol-water (70–30); (k) isopropanol-water (70–30); (l) isopropanol-water (50 : 50); (m) acetonitrile-water (50 : 50); (n) acetonitrile-water (30–70).

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