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Defect mediated photocatalytic activity in shape-controlled ZnO nanostructures

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Title Defect mediated photocatalytic activity in shape-controlled ZnO nanostructures
 
Creator GUPTA, J
BARICK, KC
BAHADUR, D
 
Subject DOPED ZNO
ZINC-OXIDE
NANOCRYSTALS
SIZE
PROPERTY
DEGRADATION
FABRICATION
NANOBELTS
NANORODS
POWDERS
Nanostructures
ZnO
Shape-control synthesis
Photocatalysis
Magnetism
 
Description Shape-controlled ZnO nanostructures were synthesized through a facile soft-chemical approach by varying the concentration of OH(-) ions. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectra reveal the formation of highly crystalline single-phase hexagonal wurtzite nanostructure. It has been observed that the concentration of OH(-) ions plays an important role in controlling the shape of ZnO nanostructures. TEM micrographs indicate that well-spherical particles of size about 8 nm were formed at lower concentration of OH(-) ions whereas the higher concentration of OH(-) ions favor the formation of nanorods of length 30-40 nm. The optical studies confirmed that the band gap and near band edge emission of ZnO nanostructures are strongly dependent on the shape of particles. Furthermore, the decrease in the intensity of green emission as shape of particles changes from sphere to rod indicates the suppressing of defect density, which in turn influences the photocatalytic activity and ferromagnetic-like behavior of ZnO nanostructures. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
 
Date 2012-06-26T07:10:01Z
2012-06-26T07:10:01Z
2011
 
Type Article
 
Identifier JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS,509(23)6725-6730
0925-8388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2011.03.157
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/14099
 
Language English