Abstract
Nanosciences is regarded and acknowledged as a triumph of human ingenuity and the development of man is always marked by technological breakthroughs. The emerging field of nanotechnology is leading to a technological revolution in the world. It is the next industrial revolution and almost all industries will be radically transformed by it in a few years and this technology would directly benefit a common man when it comes to commercial use. It has already established a beachhead in the economy. The challenge is the mass production through economical routes.
In this paper, we will present a novel and bio-safe synthesis of hexagonal zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures at very low temperature of similar to 120 degrees C simply by using metallic zinc foil and de-ionized OM) water without harmful organics. The technique does not require of any additives, surfactants or toxic chemicals. The synthesized ZnO products- were characterized in terms of their structural and optical properties. The EDS and XRD pattern confirmed the composition and crystallinity of the grown nanostructures and revealed that the grown products are pure ZnO with the wurtzite hexagonal phase. The reported method is new, economical, fast, environmentally benign and free of toxicity, which will make it suitable for biomedical applications.