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Determination of optical band gap of ZnO:ZnAl2O4 composite semiconductor nanopowder materials by optical reflectance method

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ZnO:ZnAl2O4 composite semiconductor nanopowder materials were synthesized by sol gel method. X-ray diffraction results reveal that Al doped ZnO samples have a polycrystalline hexagonal structure with a = 3.2506 Å, c = 5.2079 Å lattice parameters. The crystallite size of the ZnO samples is decreased with increasing Al content. Atomic force microscope results indicate the presence of micro/nanohexagons with different sizes from 128 to 166 nm. Optical band gap of the ZnO samples is decreased and reaches a low value of 2.82 eV for 20 % Al. The electrical conductivity dependence of temperature confirms that ZnO:ZnAl2O4 composite semiconductor nanopowder materials exhibit semiconductor behavior.

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Thanks are due to the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for facilitating and support for the research group “Advances in composites, Synthesis and applications”. This work is as a result of international collaboration of the group with Prof. F. Yakuphanoglu.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey

    C. Aydın

  2. Physics Department, Sciences Faculty, University of Sciences and Technology USTOMB, PB1505, Oran, Algeria

    M. Benhaliliba

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi & F. Yakuphanoglu

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Zarah H. Gafer

  5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

    Farid El-Tantawy

  6. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey

    F. Yakuphanoglu

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Aydın, C., Benhaliliba, M., Al-Ghamdi, A.A. et al. Determination of optical band gap of ZnO:ZnAl2O4 composite semiconductor nanopowder materials by optical reflectance method. J Electroceram 31, 265–270 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-013-9829-5

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