Structural, luminescence and photocatalytic properties of pure and octylamine capped ZnO nanoparticles

In this study, Octylamine (OA) capped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized by the wet - chemical method. Zinc acetate dihydrate was used as precursor materials. The structural, morphological and optical properties were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), High resolution-Scanning electron microscope (HR-SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX), UV-vis diffused reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) techniques respectively. The presence of ZnO was confirmed by FT-IR and FT-RAMAN spectroscopy analyses. Further, the photocatalytic degradation of Eosin Yellow (EY) known as textile dye was investigated from pure and OA-capped ZnO nanoparticles in de-ionized water under sunlight irradiation.