Al-doped ZnO powdered materials: Al solubility limit and IR absorption properties
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Solid State Sciences. 2009, vol. 11, n° 7, p. 1192-1197
Elsevier
English Abstract
Al-doped ZnO powder was synthesized via the Pechini route with a doping rate varying from 1 to 4 mol.%. A solubility limit has been estimated under 0.3 mol.% of Al using X-ray diffraction refinements. The incorporation of ...Read more >
Al-doped ZnO powder was synthesized via the Pechini route with a doping rate varying from 1 to 4 mol.%. A solubility limit has been estimated under 0.3 mol.% of Al using X-ray diffraction refinements. The incorporation of aluminium into the ZnO lattice was investigated by <sup>27</sup>Al NMR, which suggests an extremely low amount of Al in a distribution of sites in ZnO. In order to assess the impact of such a low dopant amount, diffuse reflection experiments were performed for a wavelength range from 200 to 2500 nm. If the effect of doping was negligible for samples prepared at 850 °C, annealing at 1200 °C clearly reveals enhanced IR absorption properties for the doped samples, which are similar whatever be the nominal Al content.Read less <
English Keywords
Zinc oxide
Powder
Diffuse reflection
IR absorption
<sup>27</sup>Al MAS NMR
Origin
Hal imported