Kongunadu Research Journal
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): Vol 2, Iss 2, Year 2015
Articles

ZnO NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURES: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

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  • Sugapriya S,
  • Lakshmi S,
  • Senthil kumaran C.K,
  • Chandarshekar B,
  • Ranjithkumar R
Sugapriya S
Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lakshmi S
Department of Chemistry, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Senthil kumaran C.K
Department of Physics, Nanotechnology Research Lab, Kongunadu College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chandarshekar B
Department of Physics, Nanotechnology Research Lab, Kongunadu College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Ranjithkumar R
Bionano Research Centre, The Nilgiris Education and Research Foundation, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26524/krj88
Published December 30, 2015
Keywords
  • ZnO nano needle-like structure, Co-precipitation, I-V characteristics, SEM
How to Cite
S, S., S, L., C.K, S. kumaran, B, C., & R, R. (2015). ZnO NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURES: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION. Kongunadu Research Journal, 2(2), 13-15. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj88

Abstract

We report in this paper, the structural and I-V properties of ZnO nano needle-like structure synthesized by Co-precipitation method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) result shows that the ZnO nano needle-like structure with hexagonal phase and no secondary phase was observed. The crystallite size has been calculated by Scherrer’s equation which was found to be in the range 40-60 nm. SEM images reveal that ZnO nano needle-like structure has the length of ~5.5 µm and base of ~5 µm are consistent with the results from SEM investigations. I-V characteristics have been carried out to study the conducting behaviour of the prepared ZnO nano needle-like structures.

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