Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique

Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique

SnO2 has extraordinary optical properties and it is applicable in different types of devices such as super capacitors, gas sensors, batteries, solar cells, thin films structures, etc. Improving the optical properties of SnO2 will help in increasing the performance of SnO2 incorporated devices. In th...

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Main Authors: Danish Khan, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Zahid Rafiq, Ahmed Muddassir Khan, Mohsin Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Subjects:
Nickel doped SnO2
Optical properties properties
SnO2
Sol-gel method
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086521000266
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spelling doaj-910d5707f17d42a0a3f28713d61fb2682021-04-18T06:32:34ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry2666-08652021-01-014100079Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel techniqueDanish Khan0Abdul Rehman1Muhammad Zahid Rafiq2Ahmed Muddassir Khan3Mohsin Ali4Electrical Engineering Department, Indus University Karachi, Pakistan; Renewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing China; Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen China; Corresponding author. Electrical Engineering Department, Indus University Karachi, Pakistan.Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, PakistanRenewable Energy School, North China Electric Power University, Beijing ChinaElectrical Engineering Department, Indus University Karachi, PakistanElectrical Engineering Department, Indus University Karachi, PakistanSnO2 has extraordinary optical properties and it is applicable in different types of devices such as super capacitors, gas sensors, batteries, solar cells, thin films structures, etc. Improving the optical properties of SnO2 will help in increasing the performance of SnO2 incorporated devices. In this paper, Nickel doped tin oxide (Ni doped SnO2) nanoparticles have been obtained by sol-gel method in different concentrations of Nickel. Complete method of doping and synthetization has been performed in lab and discussed here comprehensively. XRD, SEM, TGA and UV analysis have been performed to study the transmittance, particle size alteration, bandgap and other optical properties. It has been noticed that the doping helped in improving the optoelectronic properties of SnO2 by doping at different concentrations of Ni. It has also been noticed that the doping did not affect the morphologies and structures while it changes the particles size and reduces the bandgap.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086521000266Nickel doped SnO2Optical properties propertiesSnO2Sol-gel method
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author Danish Khan
Abdul Rehman
Muhammad Zahid Rafiq
Ahmed Muddassir Khan
Mohsin Ali
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Abdul Rehman
Muhammad Zahid Rafiq
Ahmed Muddassir Khan
Mohsin Ali
Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Nickel doped SnO2
Optical properties properties
SnO2
Sol-gel method
author_facet Danish Khan
Abdul Rehman
Muhammad Zahid Rafiq
Ahmed Muddassir Khan
Mohsin Ali
author_sort Danish Khan
title Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
title_short Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
title_full Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
title_fullStr Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
title_full_unstemmed Improving the optical properties of SnO2 nanoparticles through Ni doping by sol-gel technique
title_sort improving the optical properties of sno2 nanoparticles through ni doping by sol-gel technique
publisher Elsevier
series Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
issn 2666-0865
publishDate 2021-01-01
description SnO2 has extraordinary optical properties and it is applicable in different types of devices such as super capacitors, gas sensors, batteries, solar cells, thin films structures, etc. Improving the optical properties of SnO2 will help in increasing the performance of SnO2 incorporated devices. In this paper, Nickel doped tin oxide (Ni doped SnO2) nanoparticles have been obtained by sol-gel method in different concentrations of Nickel. Complete method of doping and synthetization has been performed in lab and discussed here comprehensively. XRD, SEM, TGA and UV analysis have been performed to study the transmittance, particle size alteration, bandgap and other optical properties. It has been noticed that the doping helped in improving the optoelectronic properties of SnO2 by doping at different concentrations of Ni. It has also been noticed that the doping did not affect the morphologies and structures while it changes the particles size and reduces the bandgap.
topic Nickel doped SnO2
Optical properties properties
SnO2
Sol-gel method
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086521000266
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