Table 2.
Physicochemical properties of ZnO and AZO NMs
| Material | Size ± SD (SEM) | Elemental composition atomic (%) | Crystallite size (XRD) | Eg (eV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn | O | Al | ||||
| ZnO | 18.45 ± 3.63 | 45.09 ± 2.15 | 54.91 ± 1.76 | 20.71 ± 0.73 | ||
| ZnO–Al3+ 1% | 17.74 ± 2.37 | 46.45 ± 1.67 | 52.17 ± 1.34 | 1.37 ± 0.54 | 18.74 ± 0.33 | 3.009 |
| ZnO–Al3+ 3% | 16.05 ± 1.85 | 52.81 ± 1.98 | 46.28 ± 2.63 | 0.92 ± 1.01 | 17.06 ± 0.45 | 3.018 |
| ZnO–Al3+ 5% | 14.86 ± 1.31 | 52.95 ± 6.35 | 46.73 ± 6.15 | 0.33 ± 1.42 | 16.47 ± 0.29 | 3.047 |