Microwave assisted green synthesis of ZnO nanotubes using Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber extract

Green nanoparticle synthesis is gaining significant interest and is the perfect alternative to the chemical and physical synthesis process. This paper introduces a novel plant-mediated microwave-assisted green synthesis of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanotubes using Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber extract....

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Published inIOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 1070; no. 1; pp. 12136 - 12141
Main Authors Naresh Kumar, P, Vijayakumar, B, Ranjith, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.02.2021
Subjects
Chemical synthesis
green synthesis
Microwaves
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes
Reducing agents
Semiconductors
Spectrum analysis
Wurtzite
X-ray diffraction
Zinc oxide
Zinc oxides
ZnO
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Summary:Green nanoparticle synthesis is gaining significant interest and is the perfect alternative to the chemical and physical synthesis process. This paper introduces a novel plant-mediated microwave-assisted green synthesis of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanotubes using Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber extract. In the nanoparticle synthesis process, the tubers phytochemicals serve as a reducing agent and a bio template. The synthesized nanoparticles are exposed to microwave radiation for 15 minutes and are then annealed at 400°C for 1 hour. The green synthesized nanoparticles are analyzed with XRD, UV-Vis spectroscopy, HRTEM, EDX, and FTIR spectroscopy. Subsequently, TEM images depicts the tube-shaped ZnO NPs with d-spacing of 2.3Å. The XRD confirms the wurtzite phase with 14 nm as mean particle size.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/1070/1/012136