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JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 1857-1863Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10876-021-02089-2
Keywords
Zn doped SnO2; Nanorods; Hydrothermal method; Microstructure; Optical properties
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- Scheme of Seed Money for Research by The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi-College Management of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu [1/2019-2020]
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In this study, pure and Zn-doped SnO2 nanorods were prepared and characterized for their structural and optical properties. The doped Zn ions were found to enhance the gas sensing performance of SnO2, making the Zn-doped nanorods suitable for gas sensing applications.
In this work, pure and Zn ion doped SnO2 nanorods (Zn:SnO2) were prepared by hydrothermal method. Structural and microstructural properties of these nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis. Further, the Zn:SnO2 nanorods have been systematically investigated through optical studies such as UV-visible, Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The stochiometric composition of the Zn:SnO2 had been confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies. The samples revealed out that the dopant Zn ions creating the oxygen vacancies, which can enhance the gas sensing performance of SnO2. As a result, the Zn doped SnO2 nanorods are very suitable for gas sensing applications.
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