Effect of calcination temperature on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of pure and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Raminder Preet Pal Singh; I.S. Hudiara; Shashi Bhushan Rana

doi:10.1515/msp-2016-0059

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Effect of calcination temperature on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of pure and Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Materials Science-Poland

Volume 34 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)

By: Raminder Preet Pal Singh, I.S. Hudiara and Shashi Bhushan Rana

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XRD patterns of pure ZnO nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Table 1

Lattice parameters of pure ZnO nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Calcination temperature [°C]	Crystallite size D [nm]	d_{101 [λ]}	Lattice constant
Calcination temperature [°C]	Crystallite size D [nm]	d_{101 [λ]}	a [Å]	c [Å]
450	31 nm	2.4874	3.247	5.303
600	33 nm	2.4854	3.244	5.299
750	42 nm	2.4881	3.248	5.304

XRD patterns of Zn_0.97Fe_0.03O nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Table 2

Lattice parameters of Zn_0.9₇Fe_0.0₃O nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Calcination temperature [°C]	Crystallite size D [nm]	d₁₀₁[λ]	Lattice constant
Calcination temperature [°C]	Crystallite size D [nm]	d₁₀₁[λ]	a [Å]	c [Å]
450	29 nm	2.4887	3.248	5.305
600	32 nm	2.4861	3.245	5.300
750	38 nm	2.4834	3.241	5.294

SEM images of pure ZnO nanoparticles calcined at (a) 450 °C, (b) 600 °C and (c) 750 °C.

SEM images of Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles calcined (a) 450 °C, (b) 600 °C and (c) 750 °C.

X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) spectra of (a-c) pure ZnO sample calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C and (d) Zn_0.97Fe_0.03O sample calcined at 600 °C.

Table 3

EDAX data of pure ZnO nanoparticles.

Calcination temperature [°C]	Zn [%]	O [%]
450	92.01	7.99
600	91.69	8.31
750	91.51	8.49

UV-Vis absorption spectra of (a) pure ZnO (b) Zn_0.97Fe_0.03O nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Table 4

Optical parameters of pure ZnO nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Calcination temperature [°C]	Absorption wavelength λ [nm]	Band gap energy (Eg = hc/λ) [eV]
450	388	3.20
600	392	3.17
750	398	3.12

Table 5

Optical parameters of Zn_0.9₇Fe_0.0₃O nanoparticles calcined at 450 °C, 600 °C and 750 °C.

Calcination temperature [°C]	Absorption wavelength λ [nm]	Band gap energy (Eg = hv/λ) [eV]
450	384	3.23
600	389	3.19
750	395	3.15

Table 6

Magnetic properties of Zn_0.9₇Fe_0.0₃O nanoparticles.

Zn0:97Fe0:03O [°C]	Coercivity Hc (Oe)	Remanent magnetization Mr [emu/g]	Magnetization saturation Ms [emu/g]
450	15 Oe	3.05 × 10^–4	0.234
600	42 Oe	3.75 × 10^–4	0.027
750	363 Oe	16.9 × 10^–4	0.006

Room temperature M-H curve of Zn_0.97Fe_0.03O nanoparticles calcined at (a) 450 °C, (b) 600 °C and 750 °C calcination temperature.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0059 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X (formerly 2083-124X) | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331

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Language: English

Page range: 451 - 459

Submitted on: Dec 5, 2015

Accepted on: Apr 28, 2016

Published on: Jun 18, 2016

Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

ZnO nanoparticles,

co-precipitation,

X-ray diffractometer,

optical properties,

UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy

Related subjects:

Materials sciences,

Materials sciences, other,

Nanomaterials,

Functional and smart materials,

Materials characterization and properties

© 2016 Raminder Preet Pal Singh, I.S. Hudiara, Shashi Bhushan Rana, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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