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Study of the physical properties of NiO nanoparticles synthesized from the flowers, seeds, and leaves extracts of Moringa oleifera

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Three aqueous solutions from the flowers, seeds, and leaves (f-s-l) of Moringa oleifera (M.O) were used as effective chelating and/or reduction/oxidizing agents for the biosynthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles NiO–NPs (NiO@flowers, NiO@seeds, and NiO@leaves). The structural properties were characterized via X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. All particles crystallized in a face centered-cubic single Bunsenite phase. NiO@flowers presented the lowest average crystallite size of 18.5 nm compared to 29.0 nm for NiO@seeds and 21.7 nm for NiO@leaves. Their band gap determined using diffuse reflectance UV–Visible and confirmed by photoluminescence analysis was found to be 3.42 eV for all the annealed samples. While morphology analysis from scanning electron microscopy revealed that NiO@flowers nanoparticles displayed a non-uniform morphology with spherically agglomerated nano-crystals, which are flat and more compact. The NiO@seeds nanoparticles exhibited highly coalescent nanograins while the NiO@leaves show irregularly connected microcavities with small nanograins.

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Unesco-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (U2ACN2), University of South Africa (UNISA), University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), and iThemba LABs-National Research Foundation of South Africa (ITL-NRF) for their financial support.

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Ngom, I., Ndiaye, N.M., Sylla, N.F. et al. Study of the physical properties of NiO nanoparticles synthesized from the flowers, seeds, and leaves extracts of Moringa oleifera. MRS Advances 8, 729–735 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-023-00578-2

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