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Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Microstructure and Optical Properties of Pure and Zn Doped SnO2 Nanorods

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In this work, pure and Zn ion doped SnO2 nanorods (Zn:SnO2) were prepared by hydrothermal method. Structural and microstructural properties of these nanorods were characterized by X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis. Further, the Zn:SnO2 nanorods have been systematically investigated through optical studies such as UV–visible, Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The stochiometric composition of the Zn:SnO2 had been confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies. The samples revealed out that the dopant Zn ions creating the oxygen vacancies, which can enhance the gas sensing performance of SnO2. As a result, the Zn doped SnO2 nanorods are very suitable for gas sensing applications.

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The Financial supports from the Scheme of Seed Money for Research by The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi—College Management of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu (No: F. No.1/2019-2020/Research Project 4) is gratefully acknowledged. The author is gratefully acknowledged Dr. Shamima Hussain for XPS measurements of UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, IGCAR, Kalpakkam.

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  1. Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry, 605014, India

    A. Amutha & P. Thangadurai

  2. Department of Physics, The Standard Fireworks Rajaratnam College for Women, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, 626 123, India

    A. Amutha & M. Vigneswari

  3. Materials Physics Division, Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 603 102, India

    S. Amirthapandian & B. K. Panigrahi

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Amutha, A., Vigneswari, M., Amirthapandian, S. et al. Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Microstructure and Optical Properties of Pure and Zn Doped SnO2 Nanorods. J Clust Sci 33, 1857–1863 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-021-02089-2

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