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Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Mixed Mg–Cu–Cd Spinel Chromites Prepared by the sol–gel Method Under Different Calcination Temperatures

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This study investigated the thermal, structural, and optoelectronic properties of Mg0.4Cu0.4Cd0.2Cr2O4 spinel chromites prepared by the sol-gel method at different calcination temperatures (850 and 950 °C). According to Rietveld’s refinement of the X-ray patterns, the samples crystallized in the cubic spinel structure (\(Fd\overline{3}m\) space group). As the calcination temperature increases, crystallite size and unit cell parameters increase. The FTIR bands of the tetrahedral (A) and octahedral [B] sites shift toward higher wavenumbers with the rise of calcination temperature. From the absorbance and Tauc method, the samples exhibit direct optical transitions. The band-gap energy (Eg) decreases due to the increase in crystallite size. Urbach energies also decrease, implying a decrease in defects and disorders with increasing calcination temperature. In addition, penetration depth, refractive index, extinction coefficient, dielectric constants, conductivity, and loss factor were studied versus wavelength. From these variations in optical parameters, some interesting optoelectronic applications were derived for the as-synthetized Mg0.4Cu0.4Cd0.2Cr2O4 samples.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number (IF2/PSAU/2022/01/22494).

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MLB: Methodology, Conceptualization, Investigation, Data curation, and Writing-original draft. SH: Data analysis, Investigation, Writing-review, and revision. KK: Data analysis, Software, and revision. FN: Review, Supervision and editing. AHA: Supervision and Data analysis. The final manuscript was read and approved by all authors.

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Bouazizi, M.L., Hcini, S., Khirouni, K. et al. Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Mixed Mg–Cu–Cd Spinel Chromites Prepared by the sol–gel Method Under Different Calcination Temperatures. J Inorg Organomet Polym 33, 2127–2141 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02658-0

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