Effect of high manganese substitution at ZnO host lattice using solvothermal method: Structural characterization and properties

► Systematic study on the solid solutions of Zn1−xMnxO (x = 0.25, 0.50 & 0.75). ► First report on the substitution of high Mn concentration at ZnO host lattice. ► High surface area and ultrafine nanoparticles in the size range of 2-10 nm ► Characterization of the nanoparticles using most of the sophisticated techniques.