Optical properties of CTAB modified ZrO{sub 2} nanoparticles

Journal Article · Fri Aug 28 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4929296· OSTI ID:22488873

Sidhu, Gaganpreet Kaur; Kumar, Rajesh ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Center of Advanced Study in Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160 014 (India)

Among various metal oxides, Zirconia (ZrO{sub 2}) has been considered as one of the most investigated materials for its outstanding mechanical properties and ionic conduction properties, due to its high oxygen ion conduction. ZrO{sub 2} nanoparticles with and without surfactant CTAB (Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) were synthesized by hydrothermal method. Surfactants form a unique class of chemical compounds, because of their remarkable ability to influence the properties of surface and interface of compound. The remarkable effect of surfactant on the optical properties of Zirconia nanoparticles were investigated comprehensively by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible and Photoluminescence spectroscopy. The crystalline nanoparticles with tetragonal phase have been observed. The size of nanoparticles has been found to decrease with use of surfactant. The optical properties have also been found to change as an effect of surface modification of nanoparticles.

• OSTI ID: 22488873
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1675; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
INTERFACES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MODIFICATIONS
NANOPARTICLES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXYGEN IONS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
SURFACES
SURFACTANTS
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
VISIBLE SPECTRA
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES