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“…8,28 MO nanoparticles generally have a highly crystalline structure, uniform particle shape, nanoscale size, and large surface area with mesopores for chemical and biological adsorption. 7,10 These properties were dependent on the synthesis techniques (e.g., sol-gel processing 11 and thermal evaporation 29 ) and the conditions which affect MO nanocrystal growth. 30 From the sharp peaks in PXRD patterns (Figure 2), ZnO nanoparticles showed a hexagonal Wurzite structure.…”