Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanocrystalline Zirconium (IV) Tungstate Semiconductor

Authors S. Manoj, B. Beena
Affiliations Department of Chemistry, D.B. College, Sasthamcotta, Kollam, Kerala, India 690 521
Е-mail beenadbc@gmail.com
Issue Volume 3, Year 2011, Number 1, Part 1
Dates Received 04 February 2011, in final form 20 March 2011, published online 23 March 2011
Citation S. Manoj, B. Beena, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 3 No1, 179 (2011)
DOI
PACS Number(s) 71.20.Be, 68.37.Og
Keywords Zirconium (IV) tungstate, Semiconductor (62) , Band Gap (29) , EDS (5) , HRTEM (2) , Zirconia, Tungsten oxide.
Annotation
Nanocrystalline zirconium (IV) tungstate is prepared by chemical coprecipitation method using ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid as the templating agent. Elemental composition is determined by EDS. The characteristic bonding position is identified using FTIR. XRD is used to find the theoritical value of size and phase identification using JCPDS. Morphology is examined using SEM and HRTEM. UV absorption at 260 nm corresponds to an energy gap of 4.48 eV, characteristic of semiconducting nanoparticles.

List of References