Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles: Synthesis, structural and electrical properties |
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Authors: | Sonal Singhal Japinder KaurTsering Namgyal Rimi Sharma |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India |
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Abstract: | Pure and Cu doped ZnO nanopowders (5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 at% Cu) have been synthesized using co-precipitation method. Transmission Electron Microscopic analysis has shown the morphology of ZnO nanopowders to be quasi-spherical. Powder X-ray Diffraction studies have revealed the systematic doping of Cu into the ZnO lattice up to 10% Cu, though the peaks corresponding to CuO in 10% Cu are negligibly very small. Beyond this level, there was segregation of a secondary phase corresponding to the formation of CuO. Fourier Transform Infrared spectra have shown a broad absorption band at ∼490 cm−1 for all the samples, which corresponds to the stretching vibration of Zn-O bond. DC electrical resistivity has been found to decrease with increasing Cu content. The activation energy has also been observed to decrease with copper doping i.e. from ∼0.67 eV for pure ZnO to ∼0.41 eV for 30 at% Cu doped ZnO. |
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Keywords: | Transmission Electron Microscopy X-ray diffraction Electrical properties |
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