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Nanorods of one-dimensional (1D) trigonal selenium (t-Se) are synthesized using biomolecule substances for five different aging times (1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 1 day and 4 days) by precipitation method. XRD analysis indicates a shift of the (1 0 1) plane towards higher diffraction angle for 1 day aging time. It is observed that the crystallite size decreases with increase in aging time except for an aging period of 4 days. FTIR analysis confirmed that the presence of stretching and bending vibrations of Se–O in both synthesized and commercial selenium samples at 465, 668 and 1118 cm −1. The FESEM micrographs are evident for the changes of rod size as a function of aging time. It is observed that the optical band gap energy is increased with aging time up to 1 day, whereas it decreases in 4 days aging time.
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The authors express their sincere thanks to the UGC-SAP, New Delhi and authorities of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, for providing the seed money project to carry out the research work.
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KANNAN, S., MOHANRAJ, K., PRABHU, K. et al. Synthesis of selenium nanorods with assistance of biomolecule. Bull Mater Sci 37, 1631–1635 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-014-0712-z
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