ZnO nanoparticles(NPs)withvariousmorphologieswereobtainedatlow-temperatureusinganeco-
nomic andeco-friendlyco-precipitationprocess.X-raydiffractionanalysisconfirms theformationof
pure wurtziteZnOphasewithcrystallitesizeinthe29–32 nmrange,whilescanningandtransmission
electron microscopicobservationsrevealvariousmorphologies(sphericalNPs,nanosheetsandhex-
agonal prismaticNPs)asafunctionoftheprecursorsmixingprotocol.Theestimatedbandgapoftheas-
preparedNPscalculatedonthebasisofKubelka-Munkfunctionwasfoundtobelowerthantheknown
band gapenergyofbulkZnO(3.21–3.26 eVcomparedto3.37eV)whichwasattributedtooxygenva-
cancies. Photoluminescencespectrashowedthattheas-preparedNPshavedissimilaramountofpoint
defects. ThestrongestintensityofthevisibleemissionwasobservedforsphericalNPs,whichimpliesan
increased fractionofoxygen.Thissamplealsoexhibitedahigherphotocatalyticactivityforthede-
gradation ofRhodamineB(RhB)undervisiblelightirradiation.