Synthesis and Characterization of Mercaptoethanol Capped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Capped with Organic Molecules

Synthesis of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles has been carried out using a chemical route. Stability of the size has been achieved using mercaptoethanol as surface capping molecules. Infra red spectroscopy and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirm the presence of capping molecules on the ZnO particle surface. Strong green photoluminescence was observed at ∼534 nm from all the nanoparticles.