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Structural, optical and photoluminescence properties of Zn1−xCexO (x = 0, 0.05 and 0.1) nanoparticles by sol–gel method annealed under Ar atmosphere

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Ce doped ZnO nanoparticles (Zn1−xCexO, x = 0.0, 0.05 and 0.1) have been synthesized by sol–gel method at annealing temperature of 500 °C for 1 h under Ar atmosphere. The synthesized samples have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray studies, UV–Visible spectrophotometer and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The XRD measurements indicate that the prepared nanoparticles have a hexagonal wurtzite structure and CeO2 crystallites. The calculated average crystalline varied from 21.97 to 15.62 nm with increase in Ce concentrations. The increase in lattice parameters reveals the substitution of Ce into ZnO lattice. The presence of functional groups and the chemical bonding is confirmed by FTIR spectra. PL spectra of the Zn1−xCexO system show that the shift in near band edge emission from 386 to 363 nm and a shift in blue band emission from 517 to 485 nm which confirms the substitution of Ce into the ZnO lattice.

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  2. Department of Physics, P.S.V. College of Engineering and Technology, Krishnagiri, 635108, Tamilnadu, India

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Muthu Kumaran, S., Gopalakrishnan, R. Structural, optical and photoluminescence properties of Zn1−xCexO (x = 0, 0.05 and 0.1) nanoparticles by sol–gel method annealed under Ar atmosphere. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 62, 193–200 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-012-2708-8

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