Effect of boron addition on fluorine doped ZnO particles


Kerli S., Alver U., Yaykasli H., Okumus M.

KOVOVE MATERIALY-METALLIC MATERIALS, cilt.52, sa.2, ss.93-98, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4149/km_2014_2_93
  • Dergi Adı: KOVOVE MATERIALY-METALLIC MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.93-98
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

ZnO particles co-doped with boron and fluorine (B, F-ZnO) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal technique. The reaction took place in an autoclave at 200 degrees C for 4 h. Then the particles were annealed at 600 degrees C for 1 h and the characteristics of the particles were investigated as a function of boron (1, 3 and 5 at.%) and fluorine (3 at.%) concentrations in the solution. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements showed that doped ZnO particles had hexagonal wurtzite structure for all precursor solutions. Morphological characterization of the particles was done by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the results showed that the morphologies of all doped particles had a regular hexagonal shape. Thermal properties of particles were investigated by TG-DTA analysis. The optical measurements reveal that all absorption curves exhibit an observable absorption in the range 320-400 nm, with the absorption edge in between 380 and 375 nm.