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Facile fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Y:CdO thin films

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Cadmium oxide (CdO) thin films doped with different yttrium (Y) concentrations have been prepared by the cost-effective spin coating technique. The effect of Y doping on structural, morphological, linear, and nonlinear optical properties of the as-prepared CdO thin films is studied. The AFM morphology of the thin films revealed grain size increase with the increase in the percentage of Y doping. From the optical properties, it is found that the films are highly transparent and the optical band gap spreads over the range of 2.3–2.8 eV. The Y doping drastically suppresses the linear and nonlinear optical properties.

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  • Yttrium (Y)-doped CdO nanostructured thin films have been prepared by the cost-effective spin-coating technique.

  • AFM morphology reveals the grain size with increase in percentage of Y doping.

  • Optical band gap spreads over the range of 2.3–2.8 eV while optical properties get suppressed with Y.

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The authors express their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through research groups program under grant number R.G.P.2/84/41.

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  2. Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India

    Yugandhar Bitla

  3. Department of Physics, Telangana University, Nizamabad, Telangana, 503322, India

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Ganesh, V., Bitla, Y., Haritha, L. et al. Facile fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Y:CdO thin films. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 97, 697–705 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05471-8

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