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Synthesis and optical characterization of ZnO nanoparticles capped with 2-aminothiols

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ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by precipitation method. To reduce the agglomeration among small ZnO nanoparticles, an efficient surface modification method was proposed using 2-aminothiols as a capping agent. The effect of capping reagent is investigated on optoelectronics properties of ZnO. The capping of ZnO with 2-aminothiol leads to the shift in fluorescence intensity and also effected the UV–vis spectra of ZnO. The strategy exposed new dimensions to fine tune the fluorescence signatures of the ZnO.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the Instrumentation facilities provided by IIT Ropar (Punjab) for investigating the samples.

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  1. Department of Electronics Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Gurdaspur, 143215, Punjab, India

    Shashi B. Rana & Satbir Singh

  2. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, 140001, Punjab, India

    Vimal K. Bhardwaj

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Beant College of Engineering, Gurdaspur, 143215, Punjab, India

    Amarpal Singh

  4. Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India

    Navneet Kaur

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Rana, S.B., Bhardwaj, V.K., Singh, S. et al. Synthesis and optical characterization of ZnO nanoparticles capped with 2-aminothiols. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 20–26 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-012-0767-9

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