Effect of Al Doping on Structural, Electrical, Optical and Photoluminescence Properties of Nano-Structural ZnO Thin Films

The nano-structural Al-doped ZnO thin films of different morphologies deposited on glass substrate were successfully fabricated at substrate temperature of 350 ℃ by an inexpensive spray pyrolysis method. The structural, electrical, optical and photoluminescence properties were investigated. X-ray diffraction study revealed the crystalline wurtzite （hexagonal） structure of the films with nano-grains. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） micrographs indicated the formation of a large variety of nano-structures during film growth. The spectral absorption of the films occurred at the absorption edge of -410 nm. In the present study, the optical band gap energy 3.28 eV of ZnO decreased gradually to 3.05 eV for 4 mol% of AI doping. The deep level activation energy decreased and carrier concentrations increased substantially with increasing doping. Exciting with the energy 3.543 eV （A=350 nm）, a narrow and a broad characteristic photoluminescence peaks that correspond to the near band edge （NBE） and deep level emissions （DLE）, respectively emerged.

Influence of Ni substitution on structural,morphological,dielectric,magnetic and optical properties of Cu-Zn ferrite by double sintering sol–gel technique

Polycrystalline NiCuZn ferrite(Ni_(x)Cu_(0.3)Zn(0.7-x)Fe_(2)O_(4);x=0.2,0.3,0.4 and 0.5)were prepared through solgel auto combustion method applying double sintering technique.Structural,morphological,elemental analyses(EDS),Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),Direct Current(DC)electrical resistivity,dielectric,magnetic and optical properties of prepared samples were analyzed.XRD profiles reveal the formation of simple cubic spinel structure without any traceable impurity.The average crystallite size lies within the range of 22–29 nm.Lattice parameter decreases with increasing Ni concentration.Room temperature DC resistivity was recorded from 6:39×10^(5)to 3:79×10^(5)Ωcm.Both dielectric constant(ε)and loss factor(tanδ)were decreased with increase of frequency while AC conductivity increases.FTIR absorption peak occurred at three different frequency ranges at 570-577 cm^(-1),1635-1662 cm^(-1)and 3439–3448 cm^(-1).Magnetic properties were investigated by using vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).Decreasing trends were observed for saturation magnetization(Ms),magnetic coercivity(Hc)and remanant magnetization(Mr)with the increase of Ni content.Optical band gap(-2.70-2.79 eV)were calculated from diffuse reflectance data by using Kubelka–Munk function.

Effect of sintering temperature on structural,magnetic,dielectric and optical properties of Ni-Mn-Zn ferrites

Spinel ferrite Ni_(0.08)Mn_(0.90)Zn_(0.02)Fe_(2)O_(4)was prepared by a conventional ceramic process followed by sintering at three different temperatures(1050°C,1100°C and 1150°C).X-ray diffraction(XRD)investigations stated the single-phase cubic spinel structure and the FTIR spectra revealed two prominent bands within the wavenumber region from 600 cm^(−1)to 400 cm^(−1).Surface morphol-ogy showed highly crystalline grain development with sizes ranging from 0.27μm to 0.88μm.The magnetic hysteresis curve at ambient temperature revealed a significant effect of sintering temperature on both coercivity(Hc)and saturation magnetization(Ms).Temperature caused a decrease in DC electrical resistivity,while the electron transport increased,suggesting the semicon-ducting nature of all samples and that they well followed the Arrhenius law from which their activation energies were determined.The values of Curie temperature(Tc)and activation energy were influenced by the sintering temperature.Frequency-dependent dielectric behavior(100 Hz-1 MHz)was also analyzed,which may be interpreted by the Maxwell-Wagner-type polarization.The UV-vis-NIR reflectance curve was analyzed to calculate the bandgap of ferrites,which showed a decreasing trend with increasing sintering temperature.

Synthesis,structural investigation,dielectric and magnetic properties of Zn^(2+)-doped cobalt ferrite by the sol-gel technique

Zinc substituted cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with elemental composition Co_(1-x)Zn_(x)Fe_(2)O_(4)(x=0.0,0.2,0.4,0.6)were prepared by the sol-gel auto-combustion technique using Co,Fe,Zn nitrate as a precursor where nitrates to citrate was 1:3.The as prepared powder of cobalt zinc ferrite was sintered at 900○C for 3 h.Structural,morphological,dielectric and magnetic properties were studied by x-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),high precision impedance analyzer and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM),respectively.The peaks obtained from the XRD confirmed samples having crystallite(32–36 nm)single phase inverse spinel structure without any traceable impurity.Lattice parameters were calculated from XRD and it increases with Zn content.SEM revealed irregularly shaped grains(-0.5–0.7μm)morphology with heterogeneous distribution.The dielectric constant(ε′)and dielectric loss(tanδ),have been measured as a function of frequency at room temperature.The dependence of ε′ and tan δ with frequency showed the normal dielectric behavior in accordance with the Maxwell-Wagner type of interfacial polarization and electron hopping change between Co^(2+)and Co^(3+)as well as between Fe^(2+)and Fe^(3+)ions at octahedral sites.