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Optical Properties of Heterostructured ZnO/NiO Nanocomposites Synthesized via Facile Precipitation Process

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.27794
K ANANDAN
Department of Physics, Centre for Nanotechnology, Centre for Hydrogen Energy Research, AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai-603112, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-0136
K. RAJESH
Department of Physics, Centre for Nanotechnology, Centre for Hydrogen Energy Research, AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai-603112, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3156-168X
K. GAYATHRI
Department of Physics, Centre for Nanotechnology, Centre for Hydrogen Energy Research, AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai-603112, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-0094
ANITHA REXALIN DEVARAJ
Department of Physics, Centre for Nanotechnology, Centre for Hydrogen Energy Research, AMET University, Kanathur, Chennai-603112, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-5819
M. MOHANBABU
Department of Physics, Sri Malolan College of Arts and Science, Madhurantakam, Kanchipuram-603306, India
P. PRABHAKAR RAO
Materials Science and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram- 695019, Inida
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3204-4748

Corresponding Author(s) : K ANANDAN

anand.ka@ametuniv.ac.in

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 35 No. 9 (2023): Vol 35 Issue 9, 2023

Abstract

The semiconductor zinc oxide/nickel oxide (ZnO/NiO) heterostructured nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized via facile and eco-friendly homogeneous precipitation process with ethanol and water as solvents. The prepared nanocomposites were studied by means of structural and optical characteristics by using X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet visible absorption and photoluminescence  emission spectro-scopies. The peaks in the XRD pattern attributed to the hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO and face-centered cubic  structure of NiO, as a result the XRD analysis further confirmed that the solvents play a powerful role in size of the crystallite of the  synthesized nanocomposites. Strong UV absorption may be seen in UV-vis absorbance spectra and samples of ZnO/NiO  nanocomposite materials had greater energy gap (Eg) values than those of pure NiO and ZnO materials. The synthesized materials  have demonstrated high photoluminescence emission in UV-blue region in the range of 241-498 nm, it might be a valuable source for  future display applications. According to the aforementioned finding, the ZnO/NiO nanocomposites showed significant promise and  were a viable material for optoelectronic devices. 

Keywords

Semiconductors Metal oxides Nanocomposites Precipitation process Optical properties
ANANDAN, K., RAJESH, K., GAYATHRI, K., REXALIN DEVARAJ, A., MOHANBABU, M., & RAO, P. P. (2023). Optical Properties of Heterostructured ZnO/NiO Nanocomposites Synthesized via Facile Precipitation Process. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 35(9), 2171–2175. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2023.27794
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