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Investigation on the influence of dichromate ion on the ZnO nano-dumbbells and ZnCr2O4 nano-walls

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The effect of in situ addition of K2Cr2O7 in controlling morphology, composition, structural and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures prepared by hydrothermal technique have been investigated. The effect of increasing dichromate ion concentration on the size and shapes of the ZnO nanostructures and spinel ZnCr2O4 nanowalls has been studied using field emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffractometer. Further the optical properties of these nanostructures were investigated using photoluminescence spectroscopy, which showed emission in UV and visible regions. From diffused reflectance spectroscopic analysis the direct band gap of ZnO nanodumbbells and ZnCr2O4 nanowalls was estimated to be 3.27 and 3.7 eV respectively. The observed results have been explained on the basis of anisotropic growth of ZnO nanostructures in the presence of dichromate ion. Thus, we report a method to control the shape and dimension of nanostructures by varying concentration of dichromate ion, the reported nanostructures have tremendous potential for future development of ZnO based optoelectronic devices.

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One of the authors T.D. is grateful to FESEM, XRD, and PL facilities equipped at the Sophisticated Instrument Centre, IIT Indore. T.D. would further like to thank the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), India for providing the Teaching Assistantship (TA). Authors V.S. and I.A.P. would like to thank director of IIT Indore for his constant support and encouragement.

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  2. Mechatronics and Instrumentation Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Indore, Pithampur Auto Cluster Limited (PACL) Building, Survey No. 113/2-B, Village Hernia Khedi, Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Dixit, T., Palani, I.A. & Singh, V. Investigation on the influence of dichromate ion on the ZnO nano-dumbbells and ZnCr2O4 nano-walls. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 821–829 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2470-5

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