Sol–gel synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of Gd3+-doped CdO sub-micron materials

International Nano Letters - Tập 3 - Trang 1-6 - 2013
Abdolali Alemi1, Sang Woo Joo2, Shahin Khademinia1, Mahboubeh Dolatyari3, Akbar Bakhtiari4, Hossein Moradi5, Sorayya Saeidi6
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2School of Mechanical Engineering, WCU Nano Research Center, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
3Laboratory of Photonics and Nano Crystals, School of Engineering-Emerging Technologies, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
4Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
5Faculty of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
6Faculty of Science of Nature, Department of Geology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Tóm tắt

Highly crystalline Gd3+-doped cadmium oxide micro-structure was synthesized by calcining the obtained precursor of a sol–gel reaction. The reaction was carried out with cadmium nitrate (Cd(NO3)2·4H2O), gadolinium oxide, and ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) reactants without any additives at 80°C for 2 h. The resulting gel was calcined at 900°C with increasing temperature rate of 15°C/min for 12 h in a furnace. As a result of heating, the organic section of the gel was removed, and the Gd3+-doped cadmium oxide micro-structure was produced. The obtained compound from the sol–gel technique possesses a cubic crystalline structure at a micro scale. XRD study indicates that the obtained Gd3+-doped CdO has a cubic phase. Also, the SEM images showed that the resulting material is composed of particles with cluster structure. Also, FT-IR spectroscopy was employed to characterize the Gd3+-doped CdO micro-structures.

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