Synthesis, Characterization and Optical properties of Ni-Doped Tin Oxide

Authors

  • Syed Zafar Ilyas Department of Physics Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • M. Asghar Department of Physics, Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Mahwish Anwer Department of Physics Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Ghulam Nabi Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan

Abstract

A systematic study on the preparation of pure SnO2 nano-particles and Ni- doped SnO2 with different doped concentrations (0%,0.3%,0.7%) have been conducted. Facile sol-gel technique has been used for sample preparations where as SnCl4, NiCl2 and ammonia solution has been used as precursors. The influence of the Ni doping concentration on the structure and optical properties of the different synthesized samples of SnO2 was investigated. Pure and Ni doped SnO2 nano-particles obtained have been characterized by using by X-rays diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), U.V Spectrophotometer and Photoluminescence Spectroscopy . X-ray diffraction patterns showed for all samples that SnO2 have tetragonal structure with no additional peaks corresponding to parasitic phases. This showed that doped material has been doped uniformly inside the SnO2. Particles size of pure and Ni doped nano-particles was also calculated. Calculated particles size ranges from 4 nm to 25 nm. An increasing behaviour of particles size has been observed with increasing percentage of Ni. Optical properties of the Pure and doped materials have also been measured. Optical absorption measurements showed decreasing behaviour of energy band gap with increasing concentration of Ni which revealed that the nanometric size of the materials influences the energy band gap values. Optical transmittance was also measured at room temperature which showed an increasing behaviour with increasing doping concentration.

References

[1] A. Kay, M. Gratzel, "Dye-Sensitized Core−Shell Nanocrystals: Improved Efficiency of Mesoporous Tin Oxide Electrodes Coated with a Thin Layer of anInsulating Oxide”, Chem. Mater., Vol.14, No.7,pp.2930-2953,2002.

[2] Sipra Choudhury, C. A. Betty, K. G. Girija, and S. K. Kulshreshtha "Room temperature gas sensitivity of ultrathin SnO2 films prepared from Langmuir-Blodgett film precursors"Appl. Phys. Lett.vol. 89,No.7, 071914, 2006.

[3] R. Triantafyllopoulou a, X. Illa b, O. Casals b, S. Chatzandroulis a, C. Tsamisa,A. Romano-Rodriguez b, J.R. Morante "Nanostructured oxides on porous silicon microhotplates for NH3 sensing" , Microelectronic Engineering,,Vvol. 85 ,pp.1116-1119,2008.

[4] Huiyong Liu, V. Avrutin, N. Izyumskaya, Ü. Özgür, H. Morkoç "Transparent conducting oxides for electrode applications in light emitting and absorbing devices", Superlattices and Microstructures, Vol. 48,No. 5,pp.458-484, November 2010.

[5] GANESH E PATIL,D D KAJALE, D N CHAVAN, N K PAWAR, P T AHIRE, S D SHINDE, V B GAIKWAD, G H JAIN "Synthesis, characterization and gas sensing performance of SnO2 thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis", Bulletin of Materials Science,Vol.34,No.1,pp.19,2011.

[6] Chunjoong Kim, Mijung Noh, Myungsuk Choi, JaephilCho,andByungwoo Park "Critical Size of a Nano SnO2 Electrode for Li-Secondary Battery", Chem. Mater.Vol.17,pp. 3297-3301, 2005.

[7]. Bagheri-Mohagheghi, M. M.; Shahtahmasebi, N.; Alinejad,M. R.; Youssefi, A.; Shokooh-Saremi, M. “Physica” B403,2431. 2008

[8] Ibarguen, A. C.; Mosquera, A. Parra, R. Castro, M. S.Rodríguez-Páez, J. E. Mater. Chem. Phys., 101, 433, 2007.

[9] Chi, K.-M.; Lin, C.-C.; Lu, Y.-H.; Liao, J.-H. J. Chin. Chem.Soc.,47, 425.2000.

[10] Nat S. S., Chakdar D., and Gope G., “A journal of nanotechnology and its application,” 02-03.2007.

[11] B.D.Hall, D. Zanchet and D. Ugarte, “Journal of Applied Crystallography,”Volume 33, Part 6.December 2000.

[12] Panko JI. Prentice-Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, “Optical Processes in Semiconductors”, NJ; 1971.

[13] S. Gnanam, V. Rajendran" Luminescence Properties Of Eg-Assisted Sno2 Nanoparticles By Sol-Gel Process", Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Vol. 5, No 3, pp.699-704, July-September 2010.

Downloads

Published

2018-03-07

Issue

Section

Sciences (Physics)