Investigation of structural, morphological, luminescent and thermal properties of combusted aluminium-based iron oxide |
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Authors: | SS Shinde |
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Institution: | Electrochemical Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 416004, India |
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Abstract: | Nanocomposites of aluminium integrated hematite α-Fe2O3 are synthesized by combustion route using aqueous solutions of AR grade ferric trichloride and aluminium nitrate as precursors. The influence of aluminium incorporation on to the morphology, XPS, photoluminescence and thermal properties has been investigated. The FESEM and AFM micrographs depict that the samples are compact and have homogeneously distributed grains of varying sizes (∼20-60 nm). Chemical composition and valence states of constituent elements in hematite are analyzed by XPS. In room temperature photoluminescence (PL) study, we observed strong violet emission around 436 nm without any deep-level emission and a small PL FWHM indicating that the concentrations of defects are responsible for deep-level emissions. The specific heat and thermal conductivity study shows the phonon conduction behavior is dominant. We studied interparticle interactions using complex impedance spectroscopy. We report a new potential candidate for its possible applications in optoelectronics and magnetic devices. |
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Keywords: | Combustion Iron oxide Morphology XPS PL Thermal conductivity Complex impedance |
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