Synthesis and Characterization of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures via Hydrothermal Route

Table 1

Phase composition, crystallite size, and lattice dimensions of AZO powder synthesized hydrothermally from zinc acetate dehydrate and different Al-precursors and then dried in air at 100°C.

Al-precursor	Phase composition	Quantity (wt%)	Crystallite size (nm) (1 0 1) (0 0 2) mean value			𝑎 (Å)	𝑐 (Å)
Al-chloride	Zincite; unidentified peak at 2θ = 43.27°	~99; ~1	75±2	77±1	75±3	3.252	5.208
Al-nitrate	Zincite	~99	33±1	62±2	35±1	3.251	5.207
Al-isopropoxide	Zincite	100	30±1	50±2	31±2	3.250	5.206