A Simple Sol-Gel Protocol Towards Synthesis of Semiconducting Oxide Nanomaterial

Authors G.S. Devi1 , H.Z.R. Hamoon1 , A. Nanaji1 , K.R. Reddy1 , B. Sreedhar1, J.V. Ramana Rao2
Affiliations

1 Inorganic & Physical Chemistry division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, AP, India

2 Center for Nano Science & Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, JNTUH, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, 500085, AP, India

Е-mail sarala@iict.res.in
Issue Volume 3, Year 2011, Number 1, Part 1
Dates Received 04 February 2011, in final form 17 March 2011, published online 22 March 2011
Citation G.S. Devi, H.Z.R. Hamoon, A. Nanaji, et al., J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 3 No1, 53 (2011)
DOI
PACS Number(s) 81.20.Fw, 81.07.Bc, 07.07.Df.
Keywords SnO2 (2) , Nanoparticles (70) , Semiconductors (25) , XRD (92) , TEM (76) , BET (11) .
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Nanostructured Tin oxide (SnO2), powders was synthesized by employing a novel Sol-gel protocol at RT. A wide variety of techniques such as energy – dispersive spectroscopy(EDX), N2 sorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), have been used to study the formation process and characterization of the nanoparticles obtained. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been applied to find out about the shape and size distribution of the particles. The nanoparticles thus synthesized were monodispersed, with an average particle size of ~ 10 nm and spherical in shape. The EDX analysis revealed the presence of Sn, O signal in the synthesized nanoparticles confirming the purity of the synthesized samples. This protocol appears promising for application in large-scale synthesis of nanoparticles.

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