XPS and optical studies of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures prepared by microwave methods

R. Al-Gaashani; S. Radiman; A. R. Daud; N. Tabet; Y. Al-Douri

doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.08.075

XPS and optical studies of different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures prepared by microwave methods

R. Al-Gaashani^*
, S. Radiman
, A. R. Daud
, N. Tabet
, Y. Al-Douri

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures of various morphologies were prepared using a microwave-assisted aqueous solution method. Herein, a comparative study between three different morphologies of ZnO nanostructures, namely nanoparticles (NPs), nanoflowers (NFs) and nanorods (NRs) has been reviewed and presented. The morphologies of the prepared powders have been studied using field effect scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) results prove that ZnO nanorods have biggest crystallite size compared with nanoflowers and nanoparticles. The texture coefficient (T_c) of three morphologies has been calculated. The T_c changed with varying morphology. A comparative study of surfaces of NPs, NFs and NRs were investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The possible growth mechanisms of ZnO NPs, NFs and NRs have been described. The optical properties of the ZnO nanostructures of various morphologies have been investigated and showed that the biggest crystallite size of ZnO nanostructures has lowest band gap energy. The obtained results are in agreement with experimental and theoretical data of other researchers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2283-2292
Number of pages	10
Journal	Ceramics International
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.08.075
State	Published - Apr 2013

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for supporting this work through grant no: UKM-AP-NBT-15–2010 and DIP-2012-32 . The author (Y.A.) would like to acknowledge FRGS grants numbered: 9003-00249 & 9003-00255 and TWAS-Italy , for their full support of his visit to JUST-Jordan under TWAS-UNESCO.

Keywords

A. Microwave processing
B. Grain size
C. Optical properties
D. ZnO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
Process Chemistry and Technology
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

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