{"title":"Microwave Synthesis: Zinc Tungstate Nanoparticles as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Methanol Oxidation Reaction","authors":"T. V. M Sreekanth, Taeyong Shin, J. Kim, K. Yoo","doi":"10.1002/crat.70123","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>In this study, zinc tungstate nanoparticles (ZW NPS) were synthesized by a simple, rapid microwave synthesis method. The as-synthesized ZW NPS were characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, and TEM analysis. The results show the presence of a nanorod morphology, and the average crystalline size was found to be ∼32 nm. The ZW NPs were used as electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of the methanol reaction (MOR) in an alkaline medium. The ZW NPS exhibited excellent MOR activity and stability over 4000 s.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":48935,"journal":{"name":"Crystal Research and Technology","volume":"61 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Crystal Research and Technology","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crat.70123","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Chemistry","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this study, zinc tungstate nanoparticles (ZW NPS) were synthesized by a simple, rapid microwave synthesis method. The as-synthesized ZW NPS were characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, and TEM analysis. The results show the presence of a nanorod morphology, and the average crystalline size was found to be ∼32 nm. The ZW NPs were used as electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of the methanol reaction (MOR) in an alkaline medium. The ZW NPS exhibited excellent MOR activity and stability over 4000 s.
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The journal Crystal Research and Technology is a pure online Journal (since 2012).
Crystal Research and Technology is an international journal examining all aspects of research within experimental, industrial, and theoretical crystallography. The journal covers the relevant aspects of
-crystal growth techniques and phenomena (including bulk growth, thin films)
-modern crystalline materials (e.g. smart materials, nanocrystals, quasicrystals, liquid crystals)
-industrial crystallisation
-application of crystals in materials science, electronics, data storage, and optics
-experimental, simulation and theoretical studies of the structural properties of crystals
-crystallographic computing