Synthesis of Zn1−xCdxO Nanoparticles by Co-Precipitation: Structural, Optical and Photodetection Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1760015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anju Anna Jacob ◽  
L. Balakrishnan ◽  
S. R. Meher ◽  
K. Shambavi ◽  
Z. C. Alex

Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a wide bandgap semiconductor with excellent photoresponse in ultra-violet (UV) regime. Tuning the bandgap of ZnO by alloying with cadmium can shift its absorption cutoff wavelength from UV to visible (Vis) region. Our work aims at synthesis of Zn[Formula: see text]CdxO nanoparticles by co-precipitation method for the fabrication of photodetector. The properties of nanoparticles were analyzed using X-ray diffractometer, UV–Vis spectrometer, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer. The incorporation of cadmium without altering the wurtzite structure resulted in the red shift in the absorption edge of ZnO. Further, the photoresponse characteristics of Zn[Formula: see text]CdxO nanopowders were investigated by fabricating photodetectors. It has been found that with Cd alloying the photosensitivity was increased in the UVA-violet as well in the blue region.

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 2306-2309
Author(s):  
Guang Hua Wang ◽  
Kun Chen ◽  
Wen Bing Li ◽  
Dong Wan ◽  
Qin Hu ◽  
...  

Magnetic modified organobentonite (Fe3O4/CTAB–Bent) was synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method in which CTAB–Bent was firstly achieved via ion–exchange.The composite materials have been characterized by powder X–ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) . The results revealed that basal spacing of bentonite was increased through organic modification and the Fe3O4 particles synthesized which covering the surfaces of bentonite .Compared with natural bentonite, the adsorption capacity of Fe3O4/CTAB–Bent for Orange II was greatly enhanced and can be easily separated from the reaction medium by an external magnetic field after the treatment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 1317-1320
Author(s):  
Quan Shui Chen ◽  
Xiao Dong Liu ◽  
Guang Yuan Ren ◽  
Pan Yi Liang ◽  
Hui Ma

Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG) has a extensive applications in many fields because of its excellent properties. In this study the products synthesized by co-precipitation method is regular, and the reaction is complete, the YAG ceramic obtained is white, its density is 2.42g/cm3 and shrinkage is 7.78%. The YAG ceramic tablets were investigated by Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD). The results show that the structure of YAG ceramic is loose with spherical grain size of 0.2-0.3μm. The main mineral phase of YAG ceramic is composed of polycrystalline Al5Y3O12 with good crystallinity, and containing very small amount of unreacted alumina and other impurities.


2017 ◽  
pp. 106-115
Author(s):  
Isnaya Khamida Zulfah ◽  
Hari Sutrisno

Titanium dioksida (TiO2)merupakan semikonduktor yang memiliki fungsi sebagai fotokatalis, sel surya, anti bakteri, anti polutan, dan anti buram. Salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan aktifitas fungsional  TiO2dengan menggeser daerah aktifitas atau energi celah pita (Eg) dari sinar ultra violet (UV) ke daerah sinar tampak melalui penambahan zat pensensitif TiO2.Pada penelitian ini, perak klorida (AgCl) digunakan sebagai zat pensensitif TiO2. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh variasi perbandingan mol awal [Ti8O12(H2O)24]8.Cl8.HCl.7H2O dengan AgNO3 terhadap sifat-sifat fisik TiO2 tersensitifkan AgCl (TiO2@AgCl) yang disintesis dengan metode pengendapan basah dalam suasana asam. Variasi perbandingan awal yang digunakan yaitu perbandingan mol [Ti8O12(H2O)24]8.Cl8.HCl.7H2O :mol AgNO3sebesar 1:9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:12, dan 1:13yang dilarutkan dalam pelarut etanol (total pelarut 37.5 mL). Sampel padat TiO2@AgCl dihasilkan dengan metode pengendapan basah dalam kondisi asam melalui pengontrolan asam HNO3 pada pH~1. Sampel dihasilkan dari penguapan filtrat yang  bebas dari endapan AgCl, hingga volume yang didapat setengah dari volume awal. Sampel TiO2@AgCl dikarakterisasi dengan berbagai instrumen: Difraktometer Sinar-X (XRD),Scanning Electron Microscopy-Electron Dispersive X-Ray Analyzer (SEM-EDAX), dan Spektrofotometer UV-Vis Diffuse Reflectance. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan semua sampel TiO2@AgCl berisi 1 fasa nanopartikel (nanokristalit) TiO2 dan 3 fasa kristal yaitu rutil, anatas, dan AgCl.TiO2@AgCl memiliki bentuk morfologi berupa mikrosferik dengan ukuran berkisar 0.5-1 μm. Berdasarkan hasil analisisdengan spektrofotometer UV-Vis Diffuse Reflectance menunjukkan semua sampel TiO2@AgCl mengabsorbsi sinar ultra violet (UV) dengan Eg sebesar 2.87-3.89 eV, dan sinar tampak dengan Eg sebesar 1.60-2.40 eV. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a semiconductor that can be applied in the field of photocatalyst, solar cell, anti-bacterial, anti-pollutants, and anti-fogging. The functional activity of TiO2 can be increased by shifting the activity area from ultraviolet (UV) to visible through the addition of sensitizer. In this research, silver chloride (AgCl) was used as a sensitizer The objective of the research is to study the effect of the initial mole comparison of [Ti8O12(H2O)24]8.Cl8.HCl.7H2O and AgNO3on the physical properties of AgCl-sensitized TiO2(TiO2@AgCl). All TiO2@AgCl were synthesized using the wet chemical precipitation method under acidic conditions by the addition of a concentrated HNO3 with pH ~ 1. The initial comparison variation used was the mole ratio of [Ti8O12(H2O)24]8.Cl8.HCl.7H2O  : AgNO3 of 1: 9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:12, and 1:13. Each of these materials was dissolved in ethanol to 37.5 ml. All samples were produced from evaporation of filtrate free from AgCl precipitate, until the volume obtained half of the initial volume. The solid samples were characterized using X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy-Electron Dispersive X-Ray Analyzer (SEM-EDAX), and UV-Vis spectrophotometer Diffuse Reflectance.The results showed that all samples of TiO2@AgCl consisted of 1 phase of TiO2-nanoparticles and 3 phases of rutile, anatase and AgCl crystals. The morphology of TiO2@AgCl is microspheric with a size ranging from 0.5-1 μm. Based on the results of the analysis with the UV-Vis spectrophotometer Diffuse Reflectance showed that all samples of TiO2@AgCl absorb ultraviolet (UV) rays with bandgap (Eg) ranging from 2.87 to 3.89 eV, and the visible light with Eg ranges from 1.60 to 2.40 eV.


2011 ◽  
Vol 308-310 ◽  
pp. 2180-2186
Author(s):  
Hui Yang ◽  
Fei Fei Huang ◽  
Ke Wei Xu

In order to find a simple way to prepare oriental HA, only by controlling the preparation conditions, a co-precipitation method was used to prepare an oriented HA. The influences of temperature and aging on its directional growth were investigated kinetically and thermodynamically. The chemical composition was characterized by X-Ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared. The morphologies were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The oriented parameters of HA (c/a) were calculated by Scherrer equation. The results show that the temperature rise in the process of synthesis, aging or calcining inhibited the growth of HA crystal in the direction of c-axis. Aging for 24 h benefited the growth along c-axis, whereas aging for 36 h was in favor of the decreasing of the c/a value. The supernatant-replacement during aging exerted the same effect on the growth with the rising of temperature. The SEM analysis result shows that the morphology of the produced HA particles looked like a uniform needle shape and had a good dispersion.


2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 3534-3541
Author(s):  
Yanqiu Zhang ◽  
Baojiu Chen ◽  
Xiangping Li ◽  
Jiashi Sun ◽  
Jinsu Zhang ◽  
...  

Nanosized Gd6WO12 phosphors containing various Er3+ concentrations and fixed Yb3+ concentration were synthesized by a co-precipitation method. The crystal structure and microscopic morphology of the obtained nanophosphors were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Two-photon processes for both the green and red upconversion (UC) emissions were confirmed by analyzing the dependence of UC intensities on 980 nm laser working current. UC emission intensity changing with temperature displays different trends for the samples with different Er3+ concentrations. The experimental results indicated that thermal quenching behavior of UC luminescence could not be simply explained by crossover mechanism. The enhancement for green UC emission in the sample with higher Er3+ concentration was discussed. Finally, the Er3+ concentration dependence of UC luminescence was experimentally observed, and its mechanisms were analyzed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 93-94 ◽  
pp. 691-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pusit Pookmanee ◽  
Issara Attaveerapat ◽  
Jiraporn Kittikul ◽  
Sukon Phanichphant

Zinc oxide powder was prepared by a chemical co-precipitation method. Zinc nitrate and ammonium hydroxide were used as the starting precursors. The white precipitated powder was formed after adding ammonium hydroxide until the pH of final solution was 7-9. The powder was filtered and dried at 100 °C for 24h. The phase of zinc oxide powder was studied by X-ray diffractometer (XRD). Hexagonal single phase of zinc oxide was obtained without calcination step. The morphology of zinc oxide powder was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The particle was irregular in shape and highly agglomerated with an average particle size of 0.1 µm. The chemical composition of zinc oxide powder was determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDXS). The elemental composition of zinc oxide showed the characteristic X-ray energy value as follows: zinc of Lα = 1.012 keV, Kα = 8.630 keV and Kβ = 9.570 keV and oxygen of Kα = 0.525 keV, respectively.


NANO ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Vallejo ◽  
Modesto A. Sosa ◽  
Esteban Rivera ◽  
Juan C. Azorín ◽  
Jesús Bernal ◽  
...  

In this paper, the co-precipitation method was used to synthesize pure and Ag-doped LiF crystals and the effect of crystalline cube sizes and Ag concentration on the thermoluminescent (TL) response is reported. The synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and their morphology and size distributions were determined. Crystal sizes were found to be strongly dependent on the ethanol:water ratio, varying from 4.1[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m to 150[Formula: see text]nm for pure LiF crystals. For Ag-doped samples, the best ethanol:water ratio was found to be 9:1, giving crystals from 0.50[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m to 1.21[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m. A single cubic crystalline phase was determined by XRD for all synthesized samples. The photoluminescence spectra as well as UV-Vis absorbance were also analyzed. The TL response to X-ray irradiation was studied for an exposition of 43[Formula: see text]R. Two effects were observed in the TL response. The first concerns with a significant dependence of the TL intensity on the size of the crystals, being larger for the smallest crystals for pure LiF, and second, for Ag-doped samples the TL intensity augmented almost linearly with the Ag concentration.


2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 676-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Long Qu ◽  
Zheng Fu Zhang ◽  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Xiao Yan Wang

The spherical Ni0.5Co0.2Mn0.3(OH)2 powders were prepared by ammonia-hydroxide co-precipitation method. The influence of different synthesizing factors on the precursors characteristic were investigated. The product prepared with optimized condition has tap density of D≥1.7g·cm-3, and middle particle size D50≈3.6μm. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the precursor can be indexed by a hexagonal β-Ni (OH)2 structure. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) results showed that the powders had quasi-spherical pattern and homogeneous particle size distribution.


2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónika Sipiczki ◽  
Dávid Srankó ◽  
Ákos Kukovecz ◽  
Zoltán Kónya ◽  
Pál Sipos ◽  
...  

AbstractDouble hydroxides containing alkaline earth and iron(III) ions were synthesised by the co-precipitation method. The solid materials obtained were characterised by a range of instrumental methods (powder X-ray diffractometry, thermogravimetry, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, elemental maps, and infrared spectroscopy). It was found that the Ca(II)Fe(III), Mg(II)Fe(III), and Ba(II)Fe(III) double hydroxides had layered structures, while Sr(II)Fe(III) had not. The optimum conditions for synthesis of Ca(II)Fe(III)-layered double hydroxides (materials to be used in further studies) were also elaborated.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Cristina Ileana Covaliu ◽  
Gina Alina Traistaru ◽  
Gigel Paraschiv

Abstract Methane oxidation using different catalysts is an useful process for preventing air pollution. This study presents the methane oxidation by two types of catalysts: Pd-Sn/Al2O3 and spinel mixed oxide, CuFe2O4. The Pd-Sn/Al2O3 was successfully prepared by sol-gel method and CuFe2O4 by co-precipitation method. The catalysts obtained have been characterized structurally, morphologically and texturally by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and specific surface area (BET). The catalytic activity tests regarding methane oxidation were also performed.


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