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Er-doped ZnS QDs like NPs for optoelectronic applications: a facile microwave-assisted synthesis
Er-doped zinc sulfide nanoparticles are successfully achieved by the microwave-assisted coprecipitation route. XRD and Raman studies confirm the crystalline nanogrowth of the prepared nanostructures. The stres...
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Citric acid mediated hydrothermal synthesis of LaMn1-xFexO3 nanoparticles for visible light-driven photocatalytic applications
Citric acid mediated hydrothermal process was used to synthesise LaMn1−xFexO3 nanoparticles. The synthesised samples were characterised using TGA, XRD, FTIR, SEM, HRTEM, UV–Vis and XPS techniques. According to TG...
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Open AccessDefect engineering for enhanced optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnS nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal method
Defect engineering is a promising method for improving light harvesting in photocatalytic materials like Zinc sulphide (ZnS). By altering the S/Zn molar ratio during hydrothermal processes, Zn and S defects ar...
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Low-cost synthesis of lanthanides (Eu3+and Sm3+)-intercalated TiO2 nanostructures: a detailed study on structural, optical and photocatalytic applications
The pure and Lanthanides (Eu3+and Sm3+) ions doped TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by the low-cost sol–gel method. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were characterized in detail to reveal their structural, mor...
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Impact of Substrate Temperature on Structural, Electric and Optical Characteristics of CuO Thin Films Grown by JNS Pyrolysis Technique
The jet nebulizer spray (JNS) pyrolysis method has been successfully employed to grow CuO thin films at various substrate temperatures, ranging from 300 to 600˚C. The XRD analyses revealed the monoclinic phase...
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A Facile Microwave Assisted Synthesis of La@PbS Nanoparticles and Their Characterizations for Optoelectronics
In this report, we studied the optical and dielectric properties of lanthanum doped lead sulphide (La@PbS) nanoparticles prepared by microwave assisted synthesis method. Crystallite phase of the prepared sampl...
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Development of YDC thin films by spray pyrolysis for the fabrication of p-Si/n-YDC photodiode
Nebulizer spray pyrolysis (NSP) technique has been successfully employed for the deposition of well-dispersed highly homogeneous spindle-shaped yttrium-doped cerium oxide (YDC) films. Optical studies revealed ...
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Effect of Gd3+ Do** on Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of PbI2/FTO Thin Films for Optoelectronic and Nonlinear Applications
Herein, we have developed the thin Gd@PbI2 films on FTO via a facile spin coating route and subjected to various studies. The formation of (001) oriented hexagonal phase Gd:PbI2/FTO films was confirmed by X-ray d...
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Facile Synthesis, Optical–Dielectric–Electrical Studies on Carbon-Coated ZnO: An Effect of Gelatin
Carbon (C)-coated zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) having different sizes and morphologies were successfully synthesized by a flash combustion biomimetic approach using different contents of gelatin as the...
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A systematic investigation on physical properties of spray pyrolysis–fabricated CdS thin films for opto-nonlinear applications: An effect of Na do**
The present work investigates the influence of sodium do** on structural, morphological, photoluminescence, linear, nonlinear (NL), and optical limiting (OL) parameters of NaxCd1−xS thin films (where x= 0.0, 0....
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Investigation on physical properties of CdO thin films affected by Tb do** for optoelectronics
Thin films of Tb-doped CdO were grown on FTO substrates using the sol–gel-spin coater technique. XRD studies confirmed the polycrystalline cubic growth of the films with a (200) preferential orientation. XRD a...
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Synthesis, structural, and photoluminescence studies of LaF3:Pr, LaF3:Pr@LaF3, and LaF3:Pr@LaF3@SiO2 nanophosphors
LaF3: Pr (core) and LaF3:Pr@LaF3 (core/shell) nanophosphors (NPs) were successfully synthesized by a facile polyol-based co-precipitation process and their surface was modified with silica using sol-gel route. Po...
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Organic semiconductor photodiode based on indigo carmine/n-Si for optoelectronic applications
The fabrication of indigo carmine/n-Si photodiode has been done, and a robust dark and photocurrent–voltage (I–V), capacitance vs. voltage (C–V) and conductance vs. voltage (G–V) studies were done over a wide ran...
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Enhancement of Critical Current Density of MgB2 by Glutaric Acid Do**: a Simultaneous Improvement on the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties
In this study, we report an enhancement of critical current density of bulk MgB2 superconductors by glutaric acid (C5H8O4) do**. The effects of glutaric acid do** on MgB2 lattice resulted in a record self-fie...
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Temperature dependent surface and spectral modifications of nano V2O5 films
Nanocrystalline V2O5 films have been deposited on glass substrates at 300°C substrate temperature using thermal evaporation technique and were subjected to thermal annealing at different temperatures 350, 400, an...
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Surface Coating Effect on Structural, Optical and Photoluminescence Properties of Eu3+ Doped Yttrium Fluoride Nanoparticles
Europium doped yttrium fluoride (YF3:Eu) nanoparticles(core-NPs) with and without a passive layer of LaF3 coating around the core-NPs were prepared by simple polyol process. The surface of these luminescent core/...