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Sequential Effect of Reaction Temperature on Physical and Chemical Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles for Water Purification in a Photocatalytic Reactor.

Maryam Basit, Sofia Javed, Paul Westerhoff, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, Zeeshan Ali, Muhammad Aftab Akram, Nadia Shahzad

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Article in ACS omega, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maryam BasitDepartment of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical & Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Sofia JavedDepartment of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical & Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-8953
Paul WesterhoffSchool of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-8759
Iftikhar Hussain GulDepartment of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical & Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Zeeshan AliDepartment of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical & Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3297-9578
Muhammad Aftab AkramDepartment of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical & Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Nadia ShahzadUS-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.

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Abstract

This study investigates the influence of reaction temperature on the coprecipitation synthesis of ZnO NPs and correlates their structural and morphological evolution with their photocatalytic performance. ZnO NPs synthesized at five temperatures, namely, 25, 35, 45, 55, and 65 °C, produced wurtzite-phase materials with varying crystallinities in the range of 77-89%. XRD, SEM, EDX, UV-vis spectroscopy, BET surface area measurement, and PL spectroscopy were used to obtain structural and compositional information about the synthesized NPs. The increase in temperature transforms the nanosheet-like structures into quasi-spherical particles with average crystallite sizes of 14-20 nm, as a function of variations in crystal defects and a high concentration of lattice distortions. Optical characterization revealed a red shift in the absorption edges, with a reduction in the bandgap (

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