Preparation and Photoluminescence of In2O3 Nanofibers by Electrospinning

Ultra-thin fibers of indium oxide (In2O3) were prepared by sol-gel processing and the electrospinning technique using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and indium nitrate as precursors. The fibers were characterized by the thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and room temperature photoluminescence spectra. It was observed that the In2O3 nanofibers exhibited photoluminescence peaks centered at 526 and 590 nm, corresponding to the defeat-related deep-level emission.

Synthesis and Electrical Property of Indium Tin Oxide Nanofibers Using Electrospinning Method

In this study indium tin oxide (ITO) nanofibers were synthesized using an electrospinning method. The morphological properties of the ITO nanofibers were considered and their specific resistances were measured to determine their applicability as filler for a transparent conducting film. ITO/PVP composite nanofibers were successfully obtained by electrospinning using a precursor solution containing indium nitrate, tin chloride, and poly(vinlypyrrolidone). After the heat treatment of ITO/PVP composite nanofibers at 600 °C and 1000 °C, ITO nanofibers with an average diameter of about 168 nm and 165 nm were synthesized, respectively.

Cadmium- and indium-doped zinc oxide by combustion synthesis using dopant chloride precursors

Cadmium-doped ZnO was prepared for the first time by combustion synthesis using CdCl2 as a dopant precursor, with zinc nitrate and urea as the combustion mixture. Unlike previous studies of combustion synthesis of ZnO in the presence of an indium nitrate precursor, which resulted in (ZnO)mIn2O3 (m = 3 or 4) compound formation, In-doped ZnO was prepared by combustion synthesis in this study using an InCl3 precursor. The doped samples were compared and contrasted with undoped ZnO using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray powder diffraction, energy-dispersive x-ray analyses, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed the optical band gap of ZnO to shrink from 3.14 to 3.07 eV and 3.02 eV on Cd and In doping, respectively. Finally, the doped samples showed an improved photoelectrochemical response relative to undoped ZnO over the wavelength range from ∼300 to ∼450 nm.

The Synthesis of Indium Tin Oxide Nano – Powders by Solvothermal Process

Well-crystallized and nano-sized indium tin oxide (ITO) powders were prepared by a solvothermal process from a mixed solution consisting of indium nitrate and tin chloride. The characteristics of the solvothermally synthesized ITO powders were studied to investigate the contribution of the processing variables on the physico-chemical properties of powders. The results of this study show that the nano-sized blue ITO powders with a single phase could be directly obtained by changing the medium from water to organic solvent.