Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO Nanomaterials Prepared by a Green, Nonchemical Route

Table 1

Comparison between XRD results of ZnO nanoparticles and standard pattern for ZnO powder.

JCPDS (36-1451)			ZnO-450			ZnO-550			ZnO-650			ZnO-750
		%I		%I	FWHM		%I	FWHM		%I	FWHM		%I	FWHM
100	31.76	57	31.79	64	0.236	31.79	63	0.236	31.79	66	0.207	31.79	64	0.207
002	34.42	44	34.46	51	0.207	34.47	43	0.207	34.43	46	0.236	34.43	44	0.207
101	36.25	100	36.28	100	0.266	36.27	100	0.246	36.26	100	0.230	36.26	100	0.207
102	47.53	23	47.56	20	0.266	47.54	17	0.325	47.59	20	0.236	47.59	19	0.236
110	56.60	32	56.58	28	0.236	56.62	28	0.325	56.55	27	0.207	56.55	27	0.295
103	62.86	29	62.87	22	0.354	62.78	16	0.236	62.83	21	0.266	62.83	20	0.207
112	67.96	22	67.94	17	0.413	67.99	18	0.207	67.93	17	0.413	67.91	17	0.354
201	69.09	16	69.14	10	0.360	69.10	9	0.413	69.08	9	0.236	69.05	9	0.207