Synthesis and Characterization of MnO2 Nanoparticles: Study of Structural and Optical Properties

S.Ganeshan ¹ , P.Ramasundari ² , A.Elangovan ³ , G.Arivazhagan ⁴ , R.Vijayalakshmi ⁵

1. Department of Physics, Vivekananda College, Tiruvedakam west, India.
2. Department of Physics, S.V.N. College, Madurai, India.
3. Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, India.
4. Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, India.
5. Department of Physics, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, India.

Correspondence should be addressed to: sganeshanmdu@gmail.com.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.5 , Issue.6 , pp.5-8, Dec-2017

CrossRef-DOI:   https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrpas/v5i6.58

Online published on Dec 31, 2017

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Abstract :
Manganese dioxide nanostructures are of considerable importance in technological applications and have been intensively investigated as promising electrode material in primary/secondary batteries and electrochemical capacitors due to their excellent electrochemical properties, low cost, environmentally benign and ease of preparation. MnO2 nanoparticles are synthesized using Co-Precipitation method. The structural and optical characterization was carried out using Powder X-ray Diffraction method, Scanning Electron Microscope and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, The powder X-ray Diffraction studies revealed the polycrystalline nature of MnO2 nanoparticles. SEM images showed that the particles are almost spherical with varying sizes. Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy analysis confirms the presence of Manganese and Oxygen.

Key-Words / Index Term :
MnO2 nanoparticle, Co-Precipitation Method, EDAX, SEM, XRD

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