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Structural, optical and antibacterial activity studies of neodymium doped ZnO nanoparticles

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Trivalent neodymium doped ZnO (Zn1−xNdxO, x = 0.0, 0.03, 0.06 and 0.09) nanoparticles (NPs) synthesized by co-precipitation method with improved optical and antibacterial performance is reported. X-ray diffraction pattern indicates most of Nd3+ ions are incorporated in Zn2+ ions of ZnO lattice and hence there is no secondary peak of NdO3 in synthesized ZnO NPs. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of synthesized NPs exhibits similar patterns in Zn/Nd–O bands observed at 480 cm−1. High resolution scanning electron microscopy images revealed the formation of spindle like morphology and the incorporation of Nd ions is confirmed by energy dispersive spectra analysis. UV–visible absorption spectra of pure and Nd doped ZnO NPs showed the variation of the band gap in the range of 3.06–2.65 eV. Raman analysis confirmed the formation of wurtzite structure of NPs was distorted due to Nd substitution in ZnO matrix. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the Nd incorporation in the ZnO lattice as Nd3+. The prepared Nd doped ZnO NPs showed potential application in antibacterial activities.

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Acknowledgments

The authors G. Ravi and G. Vijayaprasath gratefully acknowledge the UGC, New Delhi, India [Ref. No. F. 41-933/2012 (SR)] towards the financial support to carry out this work. The authors express their sincere thanks to Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University for extending HRSEM (Funded by DST-PURSE) facility. The work was carried out as the cooperative research projects of the Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Japan.

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  1. School of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 004, Tamil Nadu, India

    G. Vijayaprasath, R. Murugan & G. Ravi

  2. Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 004, Tamil Nadu, India

    S. Palanisamy & N. M. Prabhu

  3. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, South Korea

    T. Mahalingam

  4. Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, 432-8011, Japan

    Y. Hayakawa

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Vijayaprasath, G., Murugan, R., Palanisamy, S. et al. Structural, optical and antibacterial activity studies of neodymium doped ZnO nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 7564–7576 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3393-5

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