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

Table 2

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

Doping ratio	Phase composition	Quantity (wt%)	Crystallite size (nm) (1 0 1) (0 0 2) mean value			𝑎 (Å)	𝑐 (Å)
(0%)	Zincite; ZnC2O4·3Zn(OH)2; Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6	~90; ~5; ~5	103±3	195±4	194±4	3.251	5.208
(0.5%)	Zincite; (Zn3Al(OH)8)(NO3·3.04H2O)	~95; ~5	12±1	18±1	15±1	3.249	5.204
(1%)	Zincite; unidentified	~99; ~1	35±1	33±1	35±1	3.251	5.208
(2%)	Zincite	100	39±2	50±2	47±1	3.250	5.207