Effect of solvents on the synthesis of nano-size zinc oxide and its properties
- Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Phule College, Pimpri, Pune 411017 (India)
- Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India, Panchawati, Off Pashan Road, Pune 411008 (India)
- Department of Physics, Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007 (India)
The effect of the solvents on particle size and morphology of ZnO is investigated. The optical properties of nano ZnO were studied extensively. During this study, zinc oxalate was prepared in aqueous and organic solvents using zinc acetate and oxalic acid as precursors. The thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA/DTA) showed formation of ZnO at 400 deg. C. Nano-size zinc oxide was obtained by thermal decomposition of aqueous and organic mediated zinc oxalate at 450 deg. C. The phase purity was confirmed by XRD and crystal size determined from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was found to be 22-25 nm for the aqueous and 14 -17 nm in organic mediated ZnO. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) also revealed different nature of surfaces and microstructures for zinc oxide obtained in aqueous and organic solvents. The UV absorption spectra showed sharp absorption peaks with a blue shift for organic mediated ZnO, due to monodispersity and lower particle size. Sharp peaks and absence of any impurity peaks in photoluminescence spectra (PLS) complement the above observations.
- OSTI ID:
- 20891642
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 41, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2005.09.002; PII: S0025-5408(05)00343-0; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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