1. Structural, luminescence and photocatalytic properties of pure and octylamine capped ZnO nanoparticles
- Author
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A. Venkatesan, S. Srinivasan, and R. Bomila
- Subjects
Materials science ,Eosin ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Nanoparticle ,02 engineering and technology ,Zinc ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,0104 chemical sciences ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Zno nanoparticles ,law ,Photocatalysis ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Electron microscope ,0210 nano-technology ,Luminescence ,Spectroscopy ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
In this study, Octylamine (OA) capped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized by the wet - chemical method. Zinc acetate dihydrate was used as precursor materials. The structural, morphological and optical properties were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), High resolution-Scanning electron microscope (HR-SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX), UV–vis diffused reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) techniques respectively. The presence of ZnO was confirmed by FT-IR and FT-RAMAN spectroscopy analyses. Further, the photocatalytic degradation of Eosin Yellow (EY) known as textile dye was investigated from pure and OA-capped ZnO nanoparticles in de-ionized water under sunlight irradiation.
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- 2018