CAREER NETWORK World's one of the largest Research Career Network Benefits Academic & Industry jobs Project funding Visiting faculty positions Visiting scientist positions Invited talks and more... Register FREE Global Journal of Physical Chemistry. Volume 2, Issue 4 (2011) pp. 346-352 Review Article The synthesis methods and application of zinc borates Yunhui Zheng, Yumei Tian*, Zichen Wang, Yupeng Guo College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China Abstract Inorganic nanocrystals with tailored geometries exhibit unique shape dependent phenomena and subsequent utilization of them for the fabrication of new materials is of significant interest. Metal borates have various functional applications. Zinc borate is an important inorganic hydrated borate that finds applications for various purposes. This paper will review the recent synthesis methods and application of zinc borates, especially emphasis on the applications of thermodynamics and luminescence materials. Keywords Zinc borate; synthesis; applications; thermodynamics; luminescence; materials