Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Mn-doped ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Coprecipitation Method

Abstract

Many studies have been conducted to produce ZnO including in the form of powder and film. This paper reports the characteristics of structures, optics, and magnetics of Zn1-xMnxO nanoparticles synthesized by coprecipitation method. The range of x value was maintained in the range of 0 to 0.03. The X-RD data analysis showed that all samples formed in nanosized. The lattice parameters sifted for all x values indicating the Mn ion was inserted into ZnO replacing Zn ion. The optical properties presented that the increase of Mn ion decreased the gap energy nanoparticles. Furthermore, the addition of Mn ion in the samples resulted in different magnetic properties.