Comparison of Photocatalytic Performance of Sonochemically Synthesized ZnO with Different Capping Agents.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the influence of various organic modifiers that serve as capping agents on the structure, morphology, electronic properties, colloidal stability, and photocatalytic behavior of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using the sonochemical method. The capping agents used include citric acid (CA), ethylene glycol (ETG), oleic acid (OA), and poly-(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (DRUV-vis), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and electrophoresis (EP). XRD analysis confirmed that all samples exhibited a Wurtzite-type hexagonal structure,

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Flores T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12290650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature