학술논문

Synthesis of ZnO/Al:ZnO nanomaterial: structural and band gap variation in ZnO nanomaterial by Al doping
Document Type
Original Paper
Source
Applied Nanoscience. February 2013 3(1):49-55
Subject
ZnO
Band gap
Nanomaterial
Lattice strain
Al doping
Language
English
ISSN
2190-5509
2190-5517
Abstract
Pure ZnO and Al-doped ZnO nanomaterial have been successfully fabricated using zinc acetate dihydrate in a basic aqueous solution of KOH through solution precipitation method then treated at 600°C in air. The XRD analysis confirms the Wurtzite hexagonal crystal structure of the product with crystallite size in 32–53 nm range. The morphology of the product has been studied under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analyses were used to investigate thermal decomposition temperature and different phase transitions up to 800°C. The optical properties and variation in band gap of ZnO by Al doping were investigated by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy.