Narcis-like zinc oxide: Chiral ionic liquid assisted synthesis, photoluminescence and photocatalytic activity

In this paper, growth and assembly of the narcis-like zinc oxide is performed using microwave assisted chiral ionic liquid (2[N-(n-But)(4)] (+) [C2H4(OH)(2)(CO2)(2)](2-)), as a templating agent. The effect of different parameters such as concentration of the chiral ionic liquid and microwave output power was studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra were employed for characterization of the as synthesized zinc oxide. Furthermore, the results indicate that concentration of chiral ionic liquid and microwave output power are effective in controlling the shape and luminescence properties of the prepared zinc oxide samples. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.