Effect of Polymers (PEG and PVP) on Sol-Gel Synthesis of Microsized Zinc Oxide

Table 1

Particle size estimated from the diffraction spectrum of pure ZnO and ZnO + PEG and ZnO + PVP by using FWHM.

Pos. [°2Th.]	FWHM [°2Th.]	𝑑-spacing [Å]	Particle size
ZnO
20.6070	0.1624	4.30666	49.75
21.1017	0.3767	4.20680	21.46
31.7168	0.2223	2.81892	37.17
32.2752	0.2204	2.77141	37.55
36.2111	0.3289	2.47869	25.43
37.8471	0.1952	2.37522	43.05
39.4328	0.2219	2.28328	38.05
40.2274	0.2581	2.23999	30.82
46.2716	0.3002	1.96049	28.79
47.5163	0.3934	1.91199	22.08
51.9470	0.3629	1.75885	24.37
61.5732	0.3442	1.50496	26.88
ZnO + PEG
31.7435	0.4185	2.81660	19.75
34.4296	0.7752	2.60276	10.73
36.2304	0.4763	2.47741	17.56
56.5610	0.6064	1.62583	14.88
62.8281	0.7628	1.47788	12.21
67.9014	0.6068	1.37928	15.79
76.8612	0.8850	1.23929	11.47
ZnO + PVP
31.7805	0.2263	2.81341	36.52
36.2706	0.2261	2.47476	36.99
47.5571	0.2218	1.91045	39.16
56.6020	0.2782	1.62475	32.45
62.8752	0.2457	1.47689	37.92
66.4005	0.3162	1.40677	30.04
67.9614	0.3031	1.37821	31.63
69.0855	0.2729	1.35850	35.36
76.9490	0.2839	1.23809	35.77
31.7805	0.2263	2.81341	36.52