ZnO particles are successfully synthesized at 150 oC for 30 min using zinc acetate as the Zn source and 1,4- butanediol as solvent using a relatively facile and convenient glycol process. The effect of ammonium hydroxide amounts on the growth behavior and the morphological evolution of ZnO particles are investigated. The prepared ZnO nanoparticle with hexagonal structure exhibits a quasi-spherical shape with an average crystallite size of approximately 30 nm. It is also demonstrated that the morphology of ZnO particles can be controlled by 1,4-butanediol with an additive of ammonium hydroxide. The morphologies of ZnO particles are changed sequentially from a quasi-spherical shape to a rod-like shape and a hexagonal rod shape with a truncated pyramidal tip, exhibiting preferential growth along the [001] direction with increasing ammonium hydroxide amounts. It is demonstrated that much higher OH− amounts can produce a nano-tip shape grown along the [001] direction at the corners and center of the (001) top polar plane, and a flat hexagonal symmetry shape of the bottom polar plane on ZnO hexagonal prisms. The results indicate that the presence of NH4+ and OH− ions in the solution greatly affects the growth behaviors of ZnO particles. A sharp near-band-edge (NBE) emission peak centered at 383 nm in the UV region and a weak broad peak in the visible region between 450 nm and 700 nm are shown in the PL spectra of the ZnO synthesized using the glycol process, regardless of adding ammonium hydroxide. Although the broad peak of the deep-level-emission (DLE) increases with the addition of ammonium hydroxide, it is suggested that the prominent NBE emission peaks indicate that ZnO nanoparticles with good crystallization are obtained under these conditions.

양쪽성 계면활성제인 dodecyldimethyl(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium hydroxide(LSB, CH3(CH2)11N+(CH3)2(CH2)3SO3-)와 LSB/Tween-20, LSB/Tween-40, LSB/Tween-80 및 LSB/DTAB, LSB/TTAB, LSB/CTAB 혼합계면활성제의 임계미셀농도(CMC)값을 284 K에서 312 K의 온도범위에서 UV/Vis 분광광도법으로 측정하였다. 열역학적 연구를 위해 온도의 변화가 미셀화에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 분석하였다. 계산한 결과 측정범위 내에서 미셀화에 따른 깁스 자유에너지값은 측정범위 내에서 모두 음의 값을 나타내었다. 한편 엔탈피값은 Tween-20에서는 양의 값을 그리고 다른 계면활성제에서는 음의 값을 나타내었다. 엔트로피값은 측정한 온도범위 내에서 모두 양의 값을 나타내었다. 또한 모든 열역학 함수값들은 온도와 알킬-그룹의 길이에 따라 큰 변화를 보였다.