Fabrication of ZnO Nanorods in Colloidal Systems Formed by PEO‐PPO‐PEO Block Copolymers

One‐dimensional (1‐D) ZnO nanorods with various sizes were synthesized in colloidal systems formed by PEO‐PPO‐PEO block copolymers. The experimental results revealed that the growth of ZnO nanorods was dependent on the molecular structure of polyether. It was known that L64 (EO₁₃PO₃₀EO₁₃) and F68 (EO₈₀PO₃₀EO₈₀) had the same size PPO block but different content of PEO. We concluded that the size of the ZnO products obtained in F68 was larger due to its longer PEO chain.

Keywords:

• ZnO nanorods
• block copolymers
• colloidal template
• fabrication

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Excellent Young Teacher Program and Research Foundation of Returning Student Abroad, MOE of China. We thank the Shanghai Education Committee for support.