The present invention relates to a method for preparing
metal oxide nanoparticles and
metal oxide nanoparticles prepared thereby, and more particularly, to an method for preparing
metal oxide nanoparticles, the method including: dipping a
cathode and an
anode formed of a metal for forming oxide, in an
inorganic electrolyte solution containing
halogen salt (step 1); and applying
voltage to the
anode and the
cathode to form, on the
anode, metal oxide forming an anode surface (step 2). According to a method for preparing
metal oxide nanoparticles of the present invention, disadvantages of typical
nanoparticle synthesizing methods may be solved to cheaply and rapidly manufacture nanoparticles having various structures through a simple and
single process without using a surfactant. Since an
anodizing method requires only a power supply device having a
low voltage of 30 V or less and an
electrolyte, and is performed at
room temperature, the
anodizing method does not require an additional device or installation. Also, from just after the power supply device is turned on,
metal oxide nanoparticles may be rapidly formed, nanoparticles having excellent
crystallinity may be produced, and factors of the
anodizing method, such as
voltage, temperature, an
electrolyte, and an
electrolyte concentration may be changed to simply adjust a shape of the nanoparticles. Therefore, the present technology is expected to improve economical efficiency of the
metal oxide nanoparticles to also contribute to the
mass production of the metal oxide nanoparticles.