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Tuning the Microstructure and Properties of the Anatase TiO2 Thin Films via Nd Do**
Thin films of Nd-doped TiO2 were fabricated using sol–gel dip-coating. X-ray powder diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer, and LCR meter were used for charac...
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Fe-Doped Di-Bismuth Tetra-Oxide Thin Films: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application
In this research work, undoped and Fe-doped Bi2O4 thin films were synthesized by sol-gel dip coating technique. The x-ray diffraction results confirmed the formation of the monoclinic phase of Bi2O4 with no other...
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Role of Ni Do** on Bi2O4 Thin Films for Optical, Dielectric and Photocatalytic Applications
Ni-doped bismuth oxide (Bi2O4:Ni) thin films with varying Ni concentrations of 1–5 wt.% were successfully fabricated by the dip-coating method. The monoclinic Bi2O4 phase of all thin films was confirmed by the XR...
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The influence of transition metals (Fe, Co) on the structural, magnetic and optical properties of TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the hydrothermal method
The search for completely new dilute magnetic semiconductor (DMS) materials with room temperature (RT) ferromagnetism, as well as designing and modification in existing DMS materials are some important and rec...
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Effect of Au ions on structural, optical, magnetic, dielectric, and antibacterial properties of TiO2 dip-coated thin films
Physical properties of the TiO2 and Au-doped TiO2 films fabricated by sol–gel dip-coating route are investigated. The diffraction peaks of XRD spectra confirmed the formation of anatase phase. Crystallite size wa...
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Impact of Ag do** on structural, optical, morphological, optical and photoluminescent properties of ZnO nanoparticles
An investigation of room-temperature sol–gel synthesis Ag doped ZnO nano-particles are reported here. The effect of silver concentration (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 at. wt.%) on the morphology, structural and optical p...
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Transparent boron-doped zinc oxide films for antibacterial and magnetic applications
B-doped ZnO thin films have been synthesized by a sol–gel dip-coating deposition technique. Deposition conditions were optimized to achieve highly ordered thin films. XRD patterns confirm that B ions are inser...
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Dielectric and magnetic properties of dilute magnetic semiconductors Ag-doped ZnO thin films
Ag-doped ZnO thin films are prepared by the cost-effective sol–gel dip-coating method at room temperature. The Ag dopant percentage varies between (2–10) wt%. The magnetic and dielectric properties have been s...
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Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Metal Ce-Doped ZnO Thin Films
Ce-doped ZnO thin films were fabricated by sol–gel dip coating method with varying Ce concentrations of 1–5 at.wt.%. The influence of Ce do** on magnetic and dielectric properties has been investigated. Vibr...
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Role of Mn in biological, optical, and magnetic properties ZnO nano-particles
The properties of manganese-doped ZnO nano-particles fabricated by the sol-gel method were studied. The concentration of Mn in the ZnO was 1–4% w/w. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed wurtzite phase of ZnO....
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Influence of Al percentage on the magnetic, optical, and structural properties of Al-doped CoZnO thin films
Al-doped CoZnO thin films were deposited by sol-gel dip coating technique with 1–3% of Al at a constant withdrawal speed of 250 mm/s and their characteristics were studied. With increase in the Al percentage i...
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Investigation of structural, optical and magnetic characteristics of Co3O4 thin films
Nano-structured Co3O4 thin film are synthesized by dip coating and their structural, surface, optical and magnetic properties have been studied. The X-ray diffraction of film shows that the crystalline Co3O4 has ...
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Influence of annealing temperature on the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of two-phase MnZnOx (x = 1, 3) thin films grown by a sol-gel method
The role of variation in annealing temperature on the structural, optical, and magnetic characteristics of the MnZnO thin films was studied. Nanocrystalline thin films with a hexagonal wurtzite structure along...
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Study of Nickel Nitride Thin Films Deposited by Sol–Gel Route
A solution phase route to synthesize films of nickel nitride is presented here. The use of controlled amounts of amine results in sols; these can be coated onto copper substrates via a spin coating method. Pyr...
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Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Fabricated by the Sol–Gel Method
Copper oxide nanoparticles were successfully prepared by a sol–gel technique. An aqueous solution of copper nitrate Cu(NO3)2 and acetic acid was used as precursor. On addition of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) a precipi...
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Effect of calcination temperature on the properties of ZnO nanoparticles
ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized by sol–gel technique using zinc acetate dihydrate and diethanolamine as the precursor materials. The effects of calcination temperatures, i.e., 300, 500, 650, 700, and 7...
