Investigating the Effect of Changing the Molar Ratio of Ethylene Glycol to Citric Acid on Structural, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Zinc Oxide Nano-Powders

Hayder Jabbar Kadhim, Adil Kadhim Shakir, Seenaa Rumh Kadhim

Investigating the Effect of Changing the Molar Ratio of Ethylene Glycol to Citric Acid on Structural, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Zinc Oxide Nano-Powders

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Hayder Jabbar Kadhim, Adil Kadhim Shakir, Seenaa Rumh Kadhim

Abstract

Zinc oxide nano-structure was synthesized using a controllable (Pechini) method. In the method, zinc acetate [Zn(CH₃COO)₂.2H₂O], citric acid and ethylene glycol were used as Zn⁺² source, chelating agent and connecting agent, respectively. The structural and optical properties of zinc oxide nano-powders have been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) structure, transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy.