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Doping-Induced Combined Fano and Phonon Confinement Effect in La-Doped CeO2: Raman Spectroscopy Analysis

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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 125, Issue 4, Pages 2648-2658

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09133

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  1. DST-INSPIRE, New Delhi [IF180177]
  2. DST-FIST [SR/FST/PSI-225/2016]
  3. DST-SERB [CRG/2018/001829]
  4. IIT Indore

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The study found that La doping gradually increases the lattice parameter and Ce/La-O bond length of CeO2, leading to changes in the crystallographic structure. Raman spectroscopy results showed red-shift, peak broadening, and an antiresonance dip in the Raman line-shape (F-2g), which may be due to electron-phonon-coupling-induced Fano scattering and phonon confinement effects.
The effect of La-doping on the crystallographic structure and the Raman line-shape of CeO2 has been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis suggests that the lattice parameter and the Ce/La-O bond length gradually increase with La-doping. The Williamson-Hall plot method has been used to investigate structural coherency and lattice strain. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy have been carried out to study the particle size distribution and weight percentage doping of La in CeO2, respectively. Intrinsic and extrinsic oxygen vacancies have been understood in terms of ionic radii mismatch and the mixed oxidation state of the host and dopant. Furthermore, Raman spectroscopy results indicate the appearance of red-shift, peak broadening, and asymmetry with an antiresonance dip in the Raman line-shape (F-2g). The observed changes in the Raman line-shape have been explained, considering electron-phonon-coupling-induced Fano scattering and phonon confinement effects.

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