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Synthesis of boron doped ZnO particles by hydrothermal method

U. ALVER1,* , S. KERLI2, A. TANRIVERDI3, H. YAYKASLI4

Affiliation

  1. Karadeniz Technical University, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 61080 Trabzon-Turkey
  2. Kahramanmaras Sutcu İmam University, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Elbistan Technology,46300 Kahramanmaraş-Turkey
  3. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Department of Physics ,46100 K.Maras-Turkey
  4. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Research and Development Center for University-Industry, Public Relations (ÜSKİM), 46100 K.Maras-Turkey

Abstract

Boron doped ZnO particles were prepared by using zinc chloride precursors in an autoclave at 200 °C via a simple hydrothermal technique and the particles were annealed at 600 °C in air. Thermo-gravimetric and differential thermal analysis showed that endothermic peaks were observed between 100 °C and 200 °C accompanying with the water loss on the samples. X-ray diffraction measurements showed that boron doped ZnO particles have hexagonal wurtzite structure and boron atoms incorporate interstice in the ZnO lattice. Morphological characterization of the films were done by a scanning electron microscope and the results showed that by adding boron the morphology changes from hexagonal rodlike to particle-like structure. Optical measurements revealed that absorbance peak of boron doped ZnO particles were blue shifted..

Keywords

ZnO, Boron, Hydrothermal Method.

Submitted at: Oct. 2, 2014
Accepted at: March 19, 2015

Citation

U. ALVER, S. KERLI, A. TANRIVERDI, H. YAYKASLI, Synthesis of boron doped ZnO particles by hydrothermal method, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 17, Iss. 3-4, pp. 439-443 (2015)