Synthesize and characterization of ZnO-TiO₂ nanocomposite

The present study was focused on the synthesize of ZnO-TiO₂ nanoparticles. To achieve this, the ZnO-TiO₂ nanoparticle was synthesize by using modified sol-gel method. The precursor of use were Titanium isopropoxide and Zinc acetate. Each precursor was prepare separately. Titanium isopropoxide was first mixed with ethanol forming solution A and zinc acetate was mixed with deionized water to form solution B. These solutions were then mixed together by titration while stirring for better solubility. The nanoparticle were characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to identify the functional group present in the sample, scanning electron microscope (SEM) to observe the sample’s surface topography and particle size analyzer (PSA) to characterize the size of the particle produced.