| Abstract | Nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by the reaction of nickel
chloride with hydrazine at room temperature and thermal decomposition of the precursor
nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) nanoparticles. The products were characterized by X-ray
diffraction, Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,
and UV–vis absorption spectroscopy. The result of thermogravimetric analysis showed
that the Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles are calcinated at ?400 1C. The interactions between NiO
nanoparticles and glucose have been studied using UV–vis absorption and fluorescence
spectroscopy. The zeta-potential of NiO nanoparticles was used to gain insight about the
interaction mode between NiO nanoparticles and glucose. |