Synthesis and Characterization of Pure Tin Oxide and Magnesium-doped Tin Oxide Nanoparticles by Chemical Precipitation Method
J. Environ. Nanotechnol., Volume 9, No 3 (2020) pp. 24-28
Abstract
Magnesium-doped tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticles were synthesized by the chemical precipitation method. This comes under bottom-up approach. The obtained results of metal oxide nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDAX, UV and PL, respectively. The average grain size was calculated from XRD spectrum, which confirms the crystalline nature. Then the presence of functional groups was determined using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and surface morphology and particle size examinations were carried out by Scanning electron microscope (SEM). The purity and elemental composition of the sample were identified from EDAX. Finally, the optical properties and bandgap energy were analyzed by using UV-Visible spectroscopy and PL. It was concluded from the results that the samples synthesized were suitable for the application of dye degradation.
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