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Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method

Willemite is an inorganic semiconductor material used for optoelectronic applications. The present study purposes a new polymer thermal treatment method involving calcination temperature to fabricate the willemite nanoparticles. The effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the structural and optical...

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Main Authors: Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha, Matori, Khamirul Amin, Abd. Aziz, Sidek, Yaakob, Yazid, Rashid, Umer, Alibe, Ali Mustapha, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Nasir, Salisu, Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed
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Published: Springer 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79613/1/Effects%20of%20polyvinylpyrrolidone%20on%20structural%20and%20optical%20properties%20of%20willemite%20semiconductor%20nanoparticles%20by%20polymer%20thermal%20treatment%20method.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.796132021-08-14T11:48:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79613/ Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha Matori, Khamirul Amin Abd. Aziz, Sidek Yaakob, Yazid Rashid, Umer Alibe, Ali Mustapha Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz Nasir, Salisu Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed Willemite is an inorganic semiconductor material used for optoelectronic applications. The present study purposes a new polymer thermal treatment method involving calcination temperature to fabricate the willemite nanoparticles. The effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the structural and optical properties of the material were thoroughly investigated. Thermogravimetric and its derivative confirmed the decomposition behavior of PVP. The minimum calcination temperature to decompose PVP was appraised at 740 °C. The FTIR and the Raman analyses confirmed the presence of organic source before the calcination process and the formation of the crystalline structure of the willemite nanoparticles after the heat treatment. The optimum PVP concentration in this study based on the FTIR results was found to be 40 g L−1. This is the minimum concentration at which the willemite nanoparticles remained pure with homogenous distribution. X-ray diffraction analysis of the PVP samples before calcination was confirmed to be amorphous, and upon calcination between 800 and 1000 °C, an α-willemite phase was obtained. The morphology and the average particle size were determined with FESEM and HR-TEM analysis. The average particle size is between 23.8 and 36.7 nm. The optical energy band was found to be increasing from 5.24 to 5.32 eV with the corresponding increase in PVP concentration from 20 to 50 g L−1. The findings in this study provides a new pathway to understand the effects of PVP concentrations on the structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles as it may have key potential applications for future optoelectronic devices. Springer 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79613/1/Effects%20of%20polyvinylpyrrolidone%20on%20structural%20and%20optical%20properties%20of%20willemite%20semiconductor%20nanoparticles%20by%20polymer%20thermal%20treatment%20method.pdf Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha and Matori, Khamirul Amin and Abd. Aziz, Sidek and Yaakob, Yazid and Rashid, Umer and Alibe, Ali Mustapha and Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz and Nasir, Salisu and Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed (2019) Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 136 (6). pp. 2249-2268. ISSN 1388-6150; ESSN: 1572-8943 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10973-018-7874-7 10.1007/s10973-018-7874-7
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description Willemite is an inorganic semiconductor material used for optoelectronic applications. The present study purposes a new polymer thermal treatment method involving calcination temperature to fabricate the willemite nanoparticles. The effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the structural and optical properties of the material were thoroughly investigated. Thermogravimetric and its derivative confirmed the decomposition behavior of PVP. The minimum calcination temperature to decompose PVP was appraised at 740 °C. The FTIR and the Raman analyses confirmed the presence of organic source before the calcination process and the formation of the crystalline structure of the willemite nanoparticles after the heat treatment. The optimum PVP concentration in this study based on the FTIR results was found to be 40 g L−1. This is the minimum concentration at which the willemite nanoparticles remained pure with homogenous distribution. X-ray diffraction analysis of the PVP samples before calcination was confirmed to be amorphous, and upon calcination between 800 and 1000 °C, an α-willemite phase was obtained. The morphology and the average particle size were determined with FESEM and HR-TEM analysis. The average particle size is between 23.8 and 36.7 nm. The optical energy band was found to be increasing from 5.24 to 5.32 eV with the corresponding increase in PVP concentration from 20 to 50 g L−1. The findings in this study provides a new pathway to understand the effects of PVP concentrations on the structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles as it may have key potential applications for future optoelectronic devices.
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author Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha
Matori, Khamirul Amin
Abd. Aziz, Sidek
Yaakob, Yazid
Rashid, Umer
Alibe, Ali Mustapha
Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz
Nasir, Salisu
Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed
spellingShingle Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha
Matori, Khamirul Amin
Abd. Aziz, Sidek
Yaakob, Yazid
Rashid, Umer
Alibe, Ali Mustapha
Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz
Nasir, Salisu
Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed
Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
author_facet Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha
Matori, Khamirul Amin
Abd. Aziz, Sidek
Yaakob, Yazid
Rashid, Umer
Alibe, Ali Mustapha
Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz
Nasir, Salisu
Nasir, Maharaz Mohammed
author_sort Alibe, Ibrahim Mustapha
title Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
title_short Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
title_full Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
title_fullStr Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
title_full_unstemmed Effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
title_sort effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on structural and optical properties of willemite semiconductor nanoparticles by polymer thermal treatment method
publisher Springer
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79613/1/Effects%20of%20polyvinylpyrrolidone%20on%20structural%20and%20optical%20properties%20of%20willemite%20semiconductor%20nanoparticles%20by%20polymer%20thermal%20treatment%20method.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79613/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10973-018-7874-7
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