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Effect of solvents on the structural, optical and morphological properties of Zn0.96Cu0.04O nanoparticles

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Zn0.96Cu0.04O nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method using different solvents like ethanol, water and mixer of ethanol and water in 50:50 ratios. Crystalline phases and optical studies of the nanoparticles were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV–visible photo-spectrometer. The XRD showed that the prepared nanoparticles have different microstructure without changing a hexagonal wurtzite structure. The calculated average crystalline size was high for ethanol (27.3 nm) due to the presence of more defects and low for water (26 nm) due to the reduction of defects and vacancies. The energy dispersive X-ray analyses confirmed the presence of Cu in ZnO system and the weight percentage is nearly equal to their nominal stoichiometry within the experimental error. The presence of lower Zn and Cu percentage in the sample prepared using ethanol than other solvents was due low reaction rate which was confirmed by XRD spectra. Water solvent has relatively stronger transmittance in the visible region which leads to the industrial applications especially in opto-electronic devices. The average crystalline size is slowly decreased from 27.3 nm (ethanol) to 26 nm (water) whereas energy gap is steadily increased from 3.56 eV (ethanol) to 3.655 eV (water) when water concentration is increased from 0 to 100 % in ethanol. Existence of functional groups and bonding were analyzed by FTIR spectra. The observed blue shift of UV emission from ethanol (349 nm) to water (340 nm) solution and the high IUV/IG ratio in water solution in photoluminescence spectra was due to the decrease of crystalline size and defects/secondary phases. The intensity of blue–green band emission was gradually decreased due to the reduction of defects and vacancies when water concentration is increased from 0 to 100 % in ethanol solution, which was consistent with the XRD observation.

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The authors are thankful to the University Grant Commission (UGC), New Dehli, India, for financial support under the project [File no.: 41-968/2012 (SR)].

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Ashok kumar, M., Muthukumaran, S. Effect of solvents on the structural, optical and morphological properties of Zn0.96Cu0.04O nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 24, 4050–4059 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-013-1360-6

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