Research Article

Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Room Temperature Magnetic Characterization on Pure and Sm-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles

Table 1

Values of the lattice parameters (a and c), the ratio (c/a), the unit cell volume (V), and the crystallite size (D) of Zn1-xSmxO.

xa (Å)c (Å)c/aV (Å3)D(XRD) (nm)D(TEM) (nm)

0.003.24225.19361.60147.2754.049.0
0.013.23635.16431.59546.8443.038.0
0.023.24385.19461.60147.3336.033.0
0.043.24445.19741.60147.3835.031.0
0.063.23485.18271.60246.9635.030.0
0.083.23965.18881.60147.1635.029.0
0.103.35645.39201.60652.6033.027.0