Study on the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Azadirachta indica Extracts for the Fabrication of a Gas Sensor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural Analysis
2.2. Morphological Analysis
2.3. Energy-Dispersive X-ray Analysis
2.4. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis
2.5. Sensitivity Analysis
2.6. Sensing Mechanism
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of ZnO NPs without Plant Extracts
3.2. Synthesis of ZnO with A. indica Dye Extracts
3.3. Synthesis of ZnO Thin Films
3.4. Sensor Application
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Sample | Plane (hkl) | 2θ (Degree) | FWHM (β) | d (nm) (Observed) | d (nm) (JCPDS) | Average D (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnO NPs Without dye extracts | (100) | 31.7279 | 0.2887 | 0.2817 | 0.2814 | 25 nm |
(002) | 34.3859 | 0.2932 | 0.2605 | 0.2603 | ||
(101) | 36.2159 | 0.3331 | 0.2478 | 0.2475 | ||
(102) | 47.5432 | 0.4110 | 0.1911 | 0.1911 | ||
(110) | 56.5770 | 0.4579 | 0.1625 | 0.1624 | ||
(103) | 62.8518 | 0.5127 | 0.1477 | 0.1477 | ||
(200) | 66.1982 | 0.3328 | 0.1410 | 0.1407 | ||
(112) | 67.8183 | 0.4489 | 0.1380 | 0.1378 | ||
(201) | 69.0333 | 0.4476 | 0.1359 | 0.1358 | ||
(004) | 72.5773 | 0.3236 | 0.1301 | 0.1301 | ||
(202) | 77.0325 | 0.3832 | 0.1236 | 0.1238 | ||
Sample | Plane (hkl) | 2θ (degree) | FWHM (β) | d (nm) (Observed) | d (nm) (JCPDS) | Average D (nm) |
ZnO NPs with A. indica dye extracts | (100) | 31.6753 | 0.3976 | 0.2823 | 0.2814 | 20 nm |
(002) | 34.3385 | 0.2745 | 0.2609 | 0.2603 | ||
(101) | 36.1626 | 0.3991 | 0.2482 | 0.2475 | ||
(102) | 47.4574 | 0.3885 | 0.1914 | 0.1911 | ||
(110) | 56.4965 | 0.3885 | 0.1627 | 0.1624 | ||
(103) | 62.7772 | 0.4705 | 0.1478 | 0.1477 | ||
(200) | 66.1345 | 0.4451 | 0.1411 | 0.1407 | ||
(112) | 67.8529 | 0.5553 | 0.1380 | 0.1378 | ||
(201) | 69.1237 | 0.5764 | 0.1357 | 0.1358 | ||
(004) | 72.4312 | 0.6522 | 0.1303 | 0.1301 | ||
(202) | 77.1056 | 0.6822 | 0.1235 | 0.1238 |
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Acharya, T.R.; Lamichhane, P.; Wahab, R.; Chaudhary, D.K.; Shrestha, B.; Joshi, L.P.; Kaushik, N.K.; Choi, E.H. Study on the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Azadirachta indica Extracts for the Fabrication of a Gas Sensor. Molecules 2021, 26, 7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247685
Acharya TR, Lamichhane P, Wahab R, Chaudhary DK, Shrestha B, Joshi LP, Kaushik NK, Choi EH. Study on the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Azadirachta indica Extracts for the Fabrication of a Gas Sensor. Molecules. 2021; 26(24):7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247685
Chicago/Turabian StyleAcharya, Tirtha Raj, Pradeep Lamichhane, Rizwan Wahab, Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary, Bhanu Shrestha, Leela Pradhan Joshi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. "Study on the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Azadirachta indica Extracts for the Fabrication of a Gas Sensor" Molecules 26, no. 24: 7685. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26247685