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ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.25, no.13, pp.7539-7542, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Fluorine doped ZnO particles were prepared by a simple hydrothermal technique in an autoclave at 200 degrees C for 4 h. Obtained particles were annealed at 600 degrees C and their physical properties were investigated. X-Ray diffraction measurements reveal that ZnO: F particles contain a wurtzite and simonkolleite structure. Thermal gravimetric measurements show that thermal decomposition of simonkolleite occurs at above 600 degrees C. SEM images of particles show that the morphologies change from a flower-like structure to a rose-like structure with increasing fluorine concentration. Optical measurements revealed that absorbance edge values of fluorine doped ZnO particles are blue shifted.