Synthesis and characterization of single phase ZnO nanostructures via solvothermal method: influence of alkaline source

dc.contributor.authorDroepenu, E.K.
dc.contributor.authorWee, B.S.
dc.contributor.authorChin, S.F.
dc.contributor.authorKok, K.Y.
dc.contributor.authorAsare, E.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-29T10:50:04Z
dc.date.available2020-07-29T10:50:04Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSingle phase ZnO nanostructures were synthesized by simple and low temperature solvothermal process from two different alkaline sources; Potassium hydroxide (KOH) and Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) with zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn(CH3COO)2∙2H2O) as precursor. This facile and rapid synthesis technique achieve high purity of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures on large scale negating the use of complex and high temperature routes. The synthesized particles were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet Visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. ZnO synthesized using KOH and NaOH exhibit wurtzite hexagonal and flake-like nanostructures with average crystallite size of 11.0 nm and 14.9 nm respectively. Surface area of 59.50 m2/g and 31.43 m2/g were determined for KOH and NaOH sources respectively. The optical absorption spectra of the two samples showed absorption bands of 367.70 and 365.30 nm. The results showed the effect of alkaline sources on the surface morphology, structural and optical properties of ZnO.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC103.648655
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35728
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiointerface Research in Applied Chemistryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries10;3
dc.subjectNanostructuresen_US
dc.subjectSolvothermal synthesisen_US
dc.subjectAlkaline sourceen_US
dc.subjectMicroscopyen_US
dc.subjectSpectroscopies.en_US
dc.titleSynthesis and characterization of single phase ZnO nanostructures via solvothermal method: influence of alkaline sourceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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