Synthesis and Properties of Zinc Nanoparticles: The Role and Prospects of Radiation Chemistry in the Development of Modern Nanotechnology

A. A. Revina*, E. V. Oksentyuk**, and A. A. Fenin**

*Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991 Russia

**Mendeleev University of Chemical Engineering, Miusskaya pl. 9, Moscow, 125047 Russia

Received April 20, 2007

Abstract — Zinc-containing nanoparticles stable in the liquid phase are synthesized by the radiation chemical reduction of zinc ions in solutions of inverse micelles. The effects of the absorbed radiation dose and the size of the micelle water pool on the spectral characteristics of samples are studied. The HPLC and electron micros-copy results indicate that the composition of nanoparticles synthesized depends on the salt nature.