SAIP2017

STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOSYNTHESIZED ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES

5 Jul 2017, 17:10

1h 50m

3rd and 4th floor passages (Engineering Building 51)

Board: 28

Poster Presentation Track A - Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials Poster Session 2

Speaker

Ms Nolufundo Sintwa (Unisa)

Description

ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using the eco-friendly green method, where Zinc nitrate was reacted with the extract of Callistemon Viminalis’ (Bottle Brush). The structural and optical properties were determined using X-Ray diffraction and Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The XRD showed that zincite was synthesized having a hexagonal structure and a room temperature PL was used to determine the luminescence, strong emission peaks were observed at 377,6nm, 491,8nm and 533,6nm. These emissions show that ZnO is a suitable material to be used for luminescence.

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Prof M Maaza likmaaz@gmail.com iThemba Labs

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD, N/A)?

MSc

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

Yes