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Influence of reaction time and synthesis temperature on the physical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method

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Influence of synthesis temperature and reaction time on the structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, and UV–visible and fluorescence spectroscopy. The XRD pattern and HR-TEM images confirmed the presence of crystalline hexagonal wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles with average crystallite size in the range 30–40 nm. Their energy gap determined by fluorescence was found to depend on the synthesis temperature and reaction time with values in the range 2.90–3.78 eV. Thermal analysis, thermogravimetric and the differential scanning calorimetry were used to study the thermal reactions and weight loss with heat of the prepared ZnO nanoparticles.

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  1. Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Qena, 83513, Egypt

    H. S. Wasly

  2. Nanomaterials Laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt

    M. S. Abd El-Sadek

  3. Egypt Nanotechnology Center (EGNC), Cairo University, El-Sheikh Zayed Campus, Sheikh Zayed, Egypt

    M. S. Abd El-Sadek

  4. School of Physics and Astronomy, Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Center, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Mohamed Henini

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Wasly, H.S., El-Sadek, M.S.A. & Henini, M. Influence of reaction time and synthesis temperature on the physical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Appl. Phys. A 124, 76 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1482-4

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