The effect of Zn dopant on the growth of cadmium oxide （CdO） nanostructures through a sonochemical method wasinvestigated. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） patterns of the nanoparticles show CdO cubic structures for th...The effect of Zn dopant on the growth of cadmium oxide （CdO） nanostructures through a sonochemical method wasinvestigated. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） patterns of the nanoparticles show CdO cubic structures for the produced samples. Fieldemission scanning electron microscope （FESEM） images reveal that morphologies of the samples change, when they are doped withZn atoms, and their sizes reduce. Room temperature photoluminescence （PL） and UV-Vis spectrometers were used to study opticalproperties of the samples. Evaluation of optical properties indicates that different emission bands result from different transitions andthe value of CdO energy band gap increases due to doping. Studies of electrical properties of the nanostructures demonstrate that Zndopant enhances electrical conductivity and photocurrent generation as the result of light illumination on the nanostructures due toimproved density of photo-generated carriers. Considering the obtained outcomes, Zn dopant can alter the physical property of theCdO nanostructures.展开更多
基金Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University for the financial support in this research work
文摘The effect of Zn dopant on the growth of cadmium oxide （CdO） nanostructures through a sonochemical method wasinvestigated. The X-ray diffraction （XRD） patterns of the nanoparticles show CdO cubic structures for the produced samples. Fieldemission scanning electron microscope （FESEM） images reveal that morphologies of the samples change, when they are doped withZn atoms, and their sizes reduce. Room temperature photoluminescence （PL） and UV-Vis spectrometers were used to study opticalproperties of the samples. Evaluation of optical properties indicates that different emission bands result from different transitions andthe value of CdO energy band gap increases due to doping. Studies of electrical properties of the nanostructures demonstrate that Zndopant enhances electrical conductivity and photocurrent generation as the result of light illumination on the nanostructures due toimproved density of photo-generated carriers. Considering the obtained outcomes, Zn dopant can alter the physical property of theCdO nanostructures.
