Template synthesis and characteristics of nanoparticle MgO

Document Type : Short Communication

Authors

• A. Bagheri Gh.
• Z. Mirjani Kahaki

Department of Chemistry, Center Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

10.7508/ijnd.2015.04.013

Abstract

Oxide nanoparticles can exhibit unique physical and chemical properties due to their limited size and a high density of corner or edge surface sites. In this study, MgO nanoparticle was synthesized using Mg(CH₃COO)₂ and hexamethylenetetramine as starting materials. The structure and optical properties of these particles are investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Visible absorption. The XRD analysis discloses that MgO nanoparticle is successfully synthesized. Dispersive analysis of X-RAY (EDAX) was used to characterize the size and morphology of the MgO nanoparticle on the template. The morphology of MgO was nanospheres.

Keywords

• Nanoparticle
• MgO
• X-ray diffraction
• SEM
• EDAX

20.1001.1.20088868.2015.6.4.13.2

Main Subjects

• Metal Oxide nanostructures
• Nanochemistry
• Nanomaterial

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