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Synthesis of wide band gap nanocrystalline NiO powder via a sonochemical method

Mohseni Meybodi, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2012

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.11.017
  3. Publisher: 2012
  4. Abstract:
  5. A sonochemistry-based synthesis method was used to produce nanocrystalline nickel oxide powder with ∼20 nm average crystallite diameter from Ni(OH)2 precursor. Ultrasound waves were applied to the primary solution to intensify the Ni(OH)2 precipitation. Dried precipitates were calcined at 320 °C to form nanocrystalline NiO particles. The morphology of the produced powder was characterized by transmission electron microscopy. Using sonochemical waves resulted in lowering of the size of the nickel oxide crystallites. FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction revealed high purity well-crystallized structure of the synthesized powder. Photoluminescence spectroscopy confirmed production of a wide band-gap structure
  6. Keywords:
  7. Nanocrystalline powder ; Dried precipitates ; FTIR spectroscopy ; High purity ; Nano-crystalline nickel ; Nanocrystallines ; NiO powder ; Oxide powder ; Sonochemical ; Sonochemical method ; Synthesis method ; Synthesized powder ; Ultrasound waves ; Wide band gap ; Calcination ; Crystallites ; Photoluminescence spectroscopy ; Sonochemistry ; Nanocrystalline powders ; Nanocrystal ; Nickel ; Infrared spectroscopy ; Morphology ; Photoluminescence ; Powder ; Priority journal ; Synthesis ; Transmission electron microscopy ; Ultrasound ; X ray diffraction ; Nanoparticles ; Particle Size ; Powders ; Surface Properties ; Ultrasonics ; Nickel oxide
  8. Source: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry ; Volume 19, Issue 4 , 2012 , Pages 841-845 ; 13504177 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417711002392