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Morpho/Opto-structural Characterizations and XRD-Assisted Estimation of Crystallite Size and Strain in MgO Nanoparticles by Applying Williamson–Hall and Size–Strain Techniques

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Magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles were fabricated at the ambient temperature by a chemical precipitation method. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), particle size analyzer (PSA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. The strain and crystallite size of the prepared nanopowders were studied by means of X-ray profile calculations. The size–strain plot (SSP) and Williamson–Hall (W–H) techniques were applied to investigate the effect of crystallite size and obtained strain in the lattice based on the peak broadening of MgO nanopowders. Various models such as size–strain plot (SSP), uniform deformation stress model (UDSM), uniform deformation model (UDM), and uniform deformation energy density model (UDEDM) method were applied to estimate certain physical parameters including strain, energy density, and stress values. Besides, the measured crystallite size by the above-mentioned models, FESEM, and TEM images and Scherrer's equation were compared to each other. The optical band gap energy of the nanoparticles estimated from the UV–Vis absorption spectrum was found to be equal to 4.6 and 4.9 eV.

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    Sadegh Yousefi & Behrooz Ghasemi

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Yousefi, S., Ghasemi, B. & Nikolova, M.P. Morpho/Opto-structural Characterizations and XRD-Assisted Estimation of Crystallite Size and Strain in MgO Nanoparticles by Applying Williamson–Hall and Size–Strain Techniques. J Clust Sci 33, 2197–2207 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-021-02144-y

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