Influence of Sb dopant on Physical and Electrical Properties of Coprecipitated ZnO Nanoparticles

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Published: Dec 29, 2019
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Sb doped ZnO Nanoparticles Co-precipitation process

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Somtop Santibenchakul
Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, Chonburi 20110, Thailand
Sutada Banchuen
Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, Chonburi 20110, Thailand
Krisana Chongsri
Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University, Chachoengsao 24000, Thailand

Abstract

In this work, the facile synthesis of Sb-doped ZnO nanoparticles by co-precipitation process was conducted employing zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3 )3 ) and antimony chloride (SbCl3 ) as starting precursors for Zn and Sb source, respectively. After precipitation, the intermediate powders with varied of Sb-doping concentrations (0-10%) were calcined at 500 ˚C for 2 hours. Their crystallinity and morphological properties were performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The XRD results exhibited decrease crystallinity with increasing of Sb doping content. Regarding electrical properties, it can be suggested that Sb dopant plays a significant role on relevant electrical properties including electrical conductivity.

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Santibenchakul S, Banchuen S, Chongsri K. Influence of Sb dopant on Physical and Electrical Properties of Coprecipitated ZnO Nanoparticles. Thai J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];4(2):1-5. Available from: https://ph05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJNN/article/view/63
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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019): TJNN
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