One-pot synthesis of monodisperse Zn coordination polymer micro/nanostructures and their transformation to mesoporous ZnO photocatalysts

By a one-pot method, monodisperse micro/nanoscale Zn-based coordination polymers (CPs) were synthesized. The morphologies of products could be feasibly modulated with the change of the synthesis medium. These CPs were used as precursors to prepare ZnO architectures, which are mesoporous, inherit the morphology of CP precursors and exhibit high photoactivity.