Facile Synthesis of Nanocomposite ZnO and Red betel (Piper crocatum Ruiz & Pav)
Salma Aridha Muflihah (a), Akfiny Hasdi Aimon (a*), Euis Sustini (a), Ferry Iskandar (a), Mikrajuddin Abdullah (a)

a) Department of Physics, Bandung Institute of Technology
Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
aridha.salma[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles is one of the most widely conducted research nowadays due to its advantages, which are environmentally friendly and simple. Red betel was chosen because of their abundance of phytochemicals which are potential to be bioreductors dan capping agents and their abundant availability in Indonesia. In this study, experiments were carried out with the aim of studying the role red betel in green synthesis and the characteristics of the zinc oxide nanoparticles it produced. The obtained powder was characterized with Scanning Electron Microscope, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, and X-Ray Diffraction. The results showed that the obtained sample was ZnO NPs with uneven surfaces and diameter < 100 nm.

Keywords: green synthesis, nanocomposite, red betel, ZnO

Topic: Material Physics