Synthesis, Morphology and Enhanced Optical Properties of Novel GdxCo₃O₄ Nanostructures

Abstract:

Abstract: In the present studies, gadolinium doped cobalt oxide nanostructures (1 wt. %, 5 wt. % and 10 wt. %) were synthesized by co-precipitation method. The samples were characterized by SEM (scanning electron microscopy), XRD (X-ray diffraction spectroscopy), UV-Visible spectroscopy. UV-Visible exhibited maximum absorption at 440.81 nm for Gd_{(10% wt)}Co₃O₄ Band gap energy was calculated using Tauc plots and it was observed that band gap energy decreased from 7.74 eV to 2.64 eV upon increasing the doping percentage of Gd to Co₃O_4. The crystallinity of the Gd_{(10% wt)} Co₃O₄ NS increased as compared with Gd_{(1% wt)}Co₃O₄ NS. SEM morphology revealed average particle size were between 95 nm to 78 nm uniformly distributed over Co₃O₄ NS.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1173)
• Pages: 71-82
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-3pkhf6
• Online since: August 2022
• Authors: Vinayak Adimule, Basappa C. Yallur, Sheetal R. Batakurki*, Santosh Nandi
• Keywords: Bandgap Energy, Co-Precipitation, Gd_xCo₃O₄NS, Optical Properties

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