Correlation between microstructure and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by ball milling
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- P. K. Giri
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Department of Physics and Centre for Nanotechnology, , Guwahati 781039, India
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- S. Bhattacharyya
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Department of Physics, , Guwahati 781039, India
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- Dilip K. Singh
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Center for Nanotechnology, , Guwahati 781039, India
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- R. Kesavamoorthy
- Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Materials Science Division, , Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- B. K. Panigrahi
- Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Materials Science Division, , Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- K. G. M. Nair
- Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research Materials Science Division, , Kalpakkam 603102, India
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<jats:p>Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) in the size range ∼7–35 nm are synthesized by ball-milling technique, and microstructural and optical properties of the NPs are studied using varieties of techniques. Results from ball-milled NPs are compared with those of the commercially available ZnO nanopowder. X-ray diffraction pattern of the milled NPs indicates lattice strain in the NPs. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis reveal severe lattice distortion and reduction in lattice spacing in some of the NPs. Optical absorption spectra of milled NPs show enhanced absorption peaked at 368 nm, which is blueshifted with reference to starting ZnO powder. Room-temperature photoluminescence spectra show five peaks consisting of ultraviolet and visible bands, and relative intensity of these peaks drastically changes with increasing milling time. Raman spectra of milled powders show redshift and broadening of the Raman modes of ZnO, and a new Raman mode evolve in the milled NPs. A correlation between the microstructure and optical properties of ZnO NPs is made on the basis of these results. Our results clearly demonstrate that commercially available ZnO nanopowders do not exhibit nanosize effects due to relatively large size of the ZnO NPs. Implications of these results are discussed.</jats:p>
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- Journal of Applied Physics
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Journal of Applied Physics 102 (9), 093515-, 2007-11-01
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