“…In recent years, considerable interest has been focused on metal oxide nanoparticles that are extensively used in a number of applications due to their possession of enthralling electrical, optical, catalytic and magnetic properties [1][2][3][4][5]. Among metal oxides, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have been of great interest due to their potential applications in many important fields of science and technology such as gas sensors, solar-cells, field emitters, piezoelectric nano-generators, light emitting diodes (LED), excellent photo catalysts and nano-optoelectronic devices [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”