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Zinc Oxide Micron Powders

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO. The applications of  zinc oxide  compound dates back even to antiquity. ZnO originated many centuries ago as an impure by product of copper smelting process. However, modern rediscovery of  ZnO and its potential applications  began in 1950s. ZnO micron powder  is a white powder which is not soluble in water, and it is largely used as an additive in numerous materials and products. ZnO occurs naturally as a mineral called zincite, however, most of the zinc oxide is produced synthetically. Zinc oxide and zinc oxide  micron powders  have gained considerable interest in the last decades due to their combination of unique properties. Zinc oxide compound exhibits polytypes, in other words, it has more than one possible crystal structure. It can exist in both in the hexagonal wurtzite and cubic zinc blende structure. Figure 1: A schematic representation of ZnO crystal structures ; wurtzite and...