The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment

Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by the thermal-treatment method. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as capping agent and Zinc nitrate was used as a precursor. The samples were calcined at 500 and 550°C for removal of the organic compounds. The structural characteristics of the calcined samples...

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Main Authors: Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed, Saion, Elias, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana, Gene, Adamu Salahudeen
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Language:English
Published: Trans Tech Publications 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35726/
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author Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Saion, Elias
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana
Gene, Adamu Salahudeen
author_facet Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Saion, Elias
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana
Gene, Adamu Salahudeen
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description Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by the thermal-treatment method. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as capping agent and Zinc nitrate was used as a precursor. The samples were calcined at 500 and 550°C for removal of the organic compounds. The structural characteristics of the calcined samples were examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the average particle size increases with increase in calcination temperature. The optical properties were characterized at room temperature using a UV–Vis spectrophotometer in the wavelength range between 200–800 nm and the band gap energy was calculated from reflectance spectra using kubalka munk function and the results indicated that the band gap energy decreased from 3.23 eV at 500 oC to 3.21 eV at 600 °C due to an increase of particle size. This simple thermal-treatment method has advantages of the pure nanoparticles formation as no additional chemicals were required, a lack of by-product effluents, and environmentally friendly process.
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spelling upm-357262018-01-22T10:19:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35726/ The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed Saion, Elias Shaari, Abdul Halim Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana Gene, Adamu Salahudeen Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by the thermal-treatment method. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone was used as capping agent and Zinc nitrate was used as a precursor. The samples were calcined at 500 and 550°C for removal of the organic compounds. The structural characteristics of the calcined samples were examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the average particle size increases with increase in calcination temperature. The optical properties were characterized at room temperature using a UV–Vis spectrophotometer in the wavelength range between 200–800 nm and the band gap energy was calculated from reflectance spectra using kubalka munk function and the results indicated that the band gap energy decreased from 3.23 eV at 500 oC to 3.21 eV at 600 °C due to an increase of particle size. This simple thermal-treatment method has advantages of the pure nanoparticles formation as no additional chemicals were required, a lack of by-product effluents, and environmentally friendly process. Trans Tech Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35726/1/The%20influence%20of%20calcination%20temperature%20on%20the%20formation%20of%20zinc%20oxide%20nanoparticles%20by%20thermal-treatment.pdf Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed and Saion, Elias and Shaari, Abdul Halim and Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana and Gene, Adamu Salahudeen (2014) The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 446-447. pp. 181-184. ISSN 1660-9336; ESSN: 1662-7482 https://www.scientific.net/AMM.446-447.181 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.446-447.181
spellingShingle Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed
Saion, Elias
Shaari, Abdul Halim
Ahmad Kamarudin, Mazliana
Gene, Adamu Salahudeen
The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title_full The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title_fullStr The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title_full_unstemmed The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title_short The influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
title_sort influence of calcination temperature on the formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles by thermal-treatment
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