01890nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245010100055210006900156260005700225300001400282490000700296520118100303100002201484700002101506700002601527700002501553856013001578       2014                        eng d  a0022-246100aFacile room temperature synthesis of ZnO nanoflower thin films grown at a solid-liquid interface0 aFacile room temperature synthesis of ZnO nanoflower thin films g  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcSEP  a5945-59540 v493 a<p>Hierarchical ZnO films consisting of nanoflower particulates are successfully grown by a solid-liquid interface reaction technique at room temperature without additives like surfactants, capping agent, or complexing agent. The structural, morphological, and photocatalytic properties of these films are studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The nucleation, growth processes and hence the resulting morphology of the end product can be regulated by changing the concentration of LiOH and the time of reaction. SEM throws light on the chronology of the flower formation by studying the intermediate morphology. Electron microscopy results indicated that these ZnO nanostructures self-assembled to produce flower-like nanostructures. The highest photocatalytic efficiency was observed for the films prepared at the concentration of LiOH 0.5 mg/mL in ethanol at 24 h. On the basis of the results, a plausible growth mechanism for the formation of flower-like ZnO nanostructures is discussed.</p>1 aJadhav, Aarti, H.1 aPatil, Sagar, H.1 aSathaye, Shivaram, D.1 aPatil, Kashinath, R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/facile-room-temperature-synthesis-zno-nanoflower-thin-films-grown-solid-liquid-interface-0