Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of silver dopant on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles

  • Published:
Applied Physics A Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The synthesis of AgxZn1−xO is completed by chemical precipitation method and then X-ray diffraction is used to detail out the structural parameters (like crystallite size and phase identification). A hexagonal wurtzite structure is confirmed after analyzing the XRD results, which shows a single phase. The crystallite size and microstrain are evaluated by different models of W–H and SSP method; their values show an increasing pattern with the rise in the doping element. While band gap value decreases with rise in the concentration ratio of silver doping, in contrast to this Urbach energy (eV) is opposite to the band gap value that is evaluated by the absorption spectra of UV–Vis. This is mostly used in the optoelectronic application. The FTIR (Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy) results are detailed about functional bonds; Ag bonds appear in its representation within ZnO bond. FESEM confirmed that the aggregation formation increases with increases in silver doping concentrations.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. S.S. Kim, J.H. Moon, B.T. Lee, O.S. Song, J.H. Je, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 454–459 (2004)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. K. Ueda, H. Tabata, T. Kawai, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 988–990 (2001)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. J.R. Harbour, M.L. Hair, J. Phys. Chem. 83, 652–656 (1979)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. K. Sato, H. Katayama-Yoshida, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39, L555 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. J.J. Wu, S.C. Liu, Adv. Mater. 14, 215–218 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. S.M. Hosseini, I.A. Sarsari, P. Kameli, H. Salamati, J. Alloy Compd. 640, 408 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. R. Chauhan, A. Kumar et al., Arch. Appl. Sci. Res. 2378, 85 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  8. A.Y. Ozlem, E.U. Husnu, D. Caner, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 96, 766–773 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. N. Sharma, S. Kumar et al., Appl. Phys. A 124, 373 (2018)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. R.S. Zeferino, M.B. Flores, U. Pal, J. Appl. Phys. 109, 014308 (2011)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. N.M. Basith, J.J. Vijaya et al., J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 30, 1108–1117 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. O. Volnianska et al., Phys Rev B. 80, 245212 (2009)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. V.D. Mote et al., J. Theor. Appl. Phys. 6, 6 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. N. Sharma, R. Kant et al., J. Electron. Mater. 47, 4098–4107 (2018)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. M.M. Rahman et al., Microchim. Acta 178, 99–106 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. R. Varadhaseshan et al., Euro. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 66, 10602 (2014)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  17. A.S. Ahmed et al., J. Lumin. 131, 1–6 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. S. Suwanboon et al., Ceram. Int. 37, 1359–1365 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. J. Tauc, Amorphous and liquid semiconductors (Springer, Boston, 1974)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  20. R. Elilarassi, G. Chandrasekaran, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 21, 1168–1173 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. R.P.P. Singh et al., J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 28, 3685–3691 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. M. Caglar, F. Yakuphanoglu, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258, 3039–3044 (2012)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Arni University, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Neha Sharma

  2. Department of Physics, Shiv Shankar Institute of Engineering Technology, Patti, Amritsar, India

    Raminder Preet Pal Singh

  3. Department of Computer Science, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

    Varun Sharma

Authors
  1. Neha Sharma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Raminder Preet Pal Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Varun Sharma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Neha Sharma.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

All the authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Sharma, N., Singh, R.P.P. & Sharma, V. Effect of silver dopant on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles. Appl. Phys. A 125, 326 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2594-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2594-9

Search

Navigation