Solution-based synthetic strategies, characterizations, and applications of nanoparticles

Abstract

Nanomaterials have attracted great attention in the past decades due to their unique properties. Up to the present time, various nanoparticles with tunable size and shape have been produced using solution-based synthetic methods. The highly diversified sizes and shapes make nanoparticles suitable for a wide range of applications. The following chapters will focus on solution-based synthesis and conversion of metal nanoparticles and semiconductor nanoparticles. Fabrication of ZnO and ZnO/ZnS nanorods coated cotton fabrics will be introduced, and their promising flame retardant properties will also be presented. In addition to direct synthesis, shape-controllable conversion of nanoscaled Zn3P2 to ZnS and gold nanorods to Au3Ni intermetallic nanorods will be demonstrated.