期刊
MATERIALS & DESIGN
卷 92, 期 -, 页码 64-72出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.12.022
关键词
Doping; Bathochromic shift; Burstein-Moss effect; Carrier concentration
资金
- Higher education commission of Pakistan [20-/2329/NRPU/RD/HEC/12]
TiO2 nanoparticles doped with various concentrations of selected transition metals (2-8% Cu, Ni and Cr) were synthesized by sol-gel method. These nanoparticles were characterized using UV -Visible, fluorescence, transmission and scanning electron microscopies to investigate their optical and morphological properties. Direct band of pure TiO2 (3.9 eV) was significantly reduced to 2.9, 3.4 and 3.6 eV for Cu, Ni and Cr doped samples respectively. Higher dopant concentrations induced the widening of the band gap according to the Burstein Moss phenomenon. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy established the retention of anatase phase in the synthesized doped materials. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to determine the oxidation state and chemical environment of each kind of dopant ions in the crystal structure. XPS results confirmed the substitution of Ti4+ ions by transition metal ions. Reduction of Ti4+ to Ti3+ state was observed for charge compensation in the crystal structure as a result of foreign ion incorporation. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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