Synthesis, Structural and Morphological Properties of Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Thermal Treatment Method

Naif Mohammed Al‐Hada, Elias Saion, Abdul Halim Shaari, Mazliana A. Kamarudeen, Moayad Husein Flaifel, Salahudeen A. Gene

Advanced materials research · 2015 · 17 citations · 24 references

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Cadmium oxide (CdO) nanoparticles was synthesized from an aqueous solution containing metal nitrate as a precursor and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a capping agent by simple thermal-treatment method. The as-synthesized sample has been calcined at various temperatures from 500 to 650 °C to remove the organic matters. The structure and morphology of the calcined oxide nanoparticles have been examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. The results obtained supports the fact that the thermal treatment method utilized for the synthesis of CdO nanoparticles is certainly a very simple and low cost technique that requires no additional chemicals.

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