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Structural, optical, electrical and catalytic properties of precursor solution-aged spray deposited undoped, Zn-doped and Ag-doped CdO thin films

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Photocatalytic performance of precursor solution-aged undoped, Zn-doped CdO (CdO:Zn) and Ag-doped CdO (CdO:Ag) thin films has been reported in this paper. Perfume atomizer is adopted to deposit the films. CdO, CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films exhibit cubic crystal structure. The crystallite size values were 34, 31 and 27 nm, respectively, for the CdO, CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films. In the EDX spectra of the CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films, Zn and Ag were observed along with Cd and O. The CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films exhibit increased transparency and widened band gap values. PL spectra showed peaks related to oxygen vacancies for all the films. Reduced resistivity was evinced for the CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films. The degradation efficiencies of the CdO, CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag thin films against methyl orange after 75 min light exposure were 76.4, 84.3 and 90.4%, respectively. The CdO:Zn and CdO:Ag catalysts exhibit satisfactory stability with better reusable nature and are suitable for the effective treatment of organic toxic dyes.

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The HOD of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi is very much thanked for the XRD and PL studies.

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  1. Research Department of Physics, AVVM Sri Pushpam College, Poondi, 613 503, India

    N Raja, V S Nagarethinam, N Manjula, C Rajashree, M Suganya, S Balamurugan & A R Balu

  2. Department of Physics, Anjalaiammal Mahalingam College of Engineering, Kovilvenni, 614 403, India

    N Raja

  3. Department of Physics, Thiru Vi Ka Govt. College, Tiruvarur, 610 003, India

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Raja, N., Nagarethinam, V.S., Manjula, N. et al. Structural, optical, electrical and catalytic properties of precursor solution-aged spray deposited undoped, Zn-doped and Ag-doped CdO thin films. Bull Mater Sci 43, 117 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-020-02088-5

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