Abstract
ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were biosynthesized.The growth was observed by a sol-gel method. ZnO were successfully formed through the reaction of zinc nitrate tetrahydrate Zn(NO3)2.4H2O precursor with aqueous leaf extract of Imperata cylindrica L (ICL). The structural and optical properties of ZnO were investigated. The as-synthesized products were characterized by UV-Visible (UV-Vis), UV diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). UV-Vis absorption data showed hydrolysis and characteristic of absorption peak at 300 nm of Zn(OH)2. UV-DRS confirmed that ZnO NPs has the indirect band gap at 3.13 eV. FTIR spectrum revealed the functional groups and indicated the presence of protein as the capping and stabilizing agent on the ZnO surface. Powder XRD studies indicated the formation of pure wurtzite hexagonal structure with particle size of 11.9 nm. The detailed morphological and structural characterizations revealed that the synthesized products were hexagonal nanochip.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012004 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
| Volume | 188 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 May 2017 |
| Event | International Symposium on Current Progress in Functional Materials 2016, ISCPFM 2016 - Bali, Indonesia Duration: 26 Jul 2016 → 27 Jul 2016 |
Keywords
- Imperata cylindrica L.
- ZnO nanoparticles
- biosynthesis
- sol-gel method and stabilizing agent.