Sonochemical synthesis is the process which utilizes the principles of sonochemistry to make molecules undergo a chemical reaction with the application of powerful ultrasound radiation (20 kHz–10 MHz).
[1][2][3] Sonochemistry generates hot spots that can achieve very high temperatures (5000–25.000 K), pressures of more than 1000 atmospheres, and rates of heating and cooling that can exceed 10^11 K/s.
High intensity ultrasound produces chemical and physical effects that can be used for the production or modification of a wide range of nanostructured materials.
The principle that causes the modification of nanostructures in the sonochemical process is acoustic cavitation.
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