Effect of al2o3 doping on structural properties of zno
International Journal of Development Research
Effect of al2o3 doping on structural properties of zno
Received 04th March, 2017; Received in revised form 29th April, 2017; Accepted 15th May, 2017; Published online 30th June, 2017
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Al2O3 - ZnO composite material was obtained by adding the Aluminium chloride (AlCl3 •6H2O) (Hexahydrate) powder of different weight percent (0.5, 1 3, 5 and 7 wt %) into Analar Reagent grade (99.9 % pure) ZnO powder by mixing mechnochemically in acetone medium. The prepared materials were sintered at 1000oC for 12h in air ambience and ball milled to ensure sufficiently fine particle size. The structural properties of the powder materials were investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis. The observed powder materials show the polycrystalline nature and the crystallite size found to be in the range of 10 to 36 nm.
