Santhoshkumar, A.Nagaraja, K.K.Nagaraja, H.S.2026-02-052013Advanced Materials Research, 2013, 678, , pp. 22-2610226680https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.678.22https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/26796Zinc tungstate is a scintillator with excellent photocatalytic and photoluminescent properties. In the present study, fine sized ZnWO<inf>4</inf> particles with monoclinic wolframate structure are prepared by chemical precipitation route assisted by polymer evaporation. The DTA/TGA and XRD techniques are employed to investigate the thermal behaviour and crystallite size evaluation of ZnWO<inf>4</inf>.The particle size and morphology of the powder that is heat treated at different temperature was characterized by SEM. The stretching and bending frequencies of the ZnWO<inf>4</inf> is studied using FTIR. The result shows that the process provides a technically simple route for the precipitation of fine sized powder with narrow particle distribution. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.Bending frequencyChemical precipitationParticle distributionsParticle size and morphologiesPhoto-luminescent propertiesSynthesis and characterizationsThermal behavioursZnWOEvaporationPhase transitionsPolymersPrecipitation (chemical)Surface morphologyNanoscience