ZnO Nanoflowers Synthesized by Terminalia catappa Leaf Extract and Its Characterizations

Authors H. Yanuar , U. Lazuardi , S. Salomo
Affiliations

Department of Physics, Universitas Riau, 28132 Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Е-mail yanuar.hamzah@lecturer.unri.ac.id
Issue Volume 15, Year 2023, Number 2
Dates Received 12 February 2023; revised manuscript received 19 April 2023; published online 27 April 2023
Citation H. Yanuar, U. Lazuardi, S. Salomo, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 15 No 2, 02017 (2023)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.15(2).02017
PACS Number(s) 78.67.Bf, 81.16.Rf
Keywords Zinc Oxide (10) , Nano-flower, Terminalia catappa.
Annotation

ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized using Terminalia catappa leaf extract and their characteristics. The properties of ZnO nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The highest absorbance peak is in the ultraviolet region, which is in the wavelength range of 300-350 nm. The hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure of ZnO has been confirmed by XRD analysis with the highest reflection peak at a reflection angle of 2θ = 36.26°, with a crystal plane (101). SEM characterization showed the presence of nano-flower morphology with a size distribution of 400-494 nm. The results of this study show that ZnO nanoparticles can be applied as photocatalysts for the degradation of methylene blue.

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