Structural Characterization of NiO Nanoparticles Prepared by Green Chemistry Synthesis Using Arundo donaxi Leaves Extract

Abstract

Abstract The present work includes nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO) synthesis via a green route using its salt and Arundo donaxi leaves extracts solution. Thus prepared particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectrum of Fourier transform infrared, (FTIR) and then atomic force microscope (AFM) techniques. XRD data indicated that the particle size was in a nanoscale region and around 30 nm which seem to be agreed well with the one estimated from AFM. The surface of the nanoparticles studies using AFM demonstrated that the average particle size is 41.13 nm and also indicated that 10%, 50% and 90% of the prepared samples have a particle size being less than 34 nm, 44 nm and 48 nm respectively.

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