ZnO nanoparticles via Moringa oleifera green synthesis: Physical properties & mechanism of formation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 406, Issue , 2017, Pages 339-347

  Matinise, N ^a,b   Fuku, X G ^a,b   Kaviyarasu, K ^a,b   Mayedwa, N ^a,b   Maaza, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electrochemical; Green chemistry; Moringa oleifera; Nanoparticles; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCHEMICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 85014212637     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.219     Document Type: Article

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