Study of structural and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles derived through ZIF-8 prepared at room-temperature

Himanshu; Aashish Sharma; Deepika; Aayush Gupta; Sachin Kumar; Gourav Singla

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Study of structural and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles derived through ZIF-8 prepared at room-temperature

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Himanshu¹, Aashish Sharma¹, Deepika¹, Aayush Gupta², Sachin Kumar³, Gourav Singla¹^{, *}

¹Department of Physics, University Institute of Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

²Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, India

³NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA

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Gourav Singla

Available Online 30 May 2026.

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Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles; Williamson-Hall analysis; ZIF-8; Calcination
Abstract: In this study, we have prepared ZnO nanoparticles and investigated their structural as well as photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB). Herein, we have explored the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles at different calcination temperatures (500 ℃ and 600 ℃) by using ZIF-8 as a precursor, which is prepared at room temperature. The resulting ZnO nanoparticles were characterized using techniques like X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Visible spectroscopy to confirm their structural and optical properties. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared ZnO nanoparticles was evaluated by studying the degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation. ZIF-8-derived ZnO nanoparticles obtained at 500 ℃ displayed excellent photocatalytic activity as compared to another sample obtained at 600 ℃.
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Volume Title: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Materials & Devices for Futuristic Applications-2024 (IC-AMDFA 2024)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Material Sciences and Technology
Publication Date: 30 May 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-695-1
ISSN: 2590-3217
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-695-1_15 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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