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Influence of Ni substitution on opto-magnetic and electrochemical properties of CTAB-capped mesoporous SnO2 nanoparticles

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Nickel-doped mesoporous tin dioxide Sn1−xNixO2 (where x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05) nanoparticles using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as surfactant were prepared by hydrothermal technique. The morphology, structure, optical, magnetic, and electrochemical properties of the mesoporous tin oxide nanopowders were investigated extensively as a function of nickel doping concentration. XRD patterns confirm that the obtained nanoparticles are SnO2 with tetragonal rutile structure fully compatible with JCPDS card no. 41-1445. The crystallite size was measured by Scherrer formula and was found to be 39–30 nm. FTIR findings showed that the change in the shapes and positions of absorption peaks shows the existence of stretching modes that give an implication of successful doping Ni to tin dioxide nanopowders. To analyze the optical properties, the wavelength range 350–1100 nm was used. The result demonstrates that the existence of specifically permitted optical transitions with energy gap varies in the range of 3.6–2.3 eV with Ni concentration. The electrochemical analysis using cyclic voltammetry showed a pair of redox peaks in Ni-doped tin dioxide electrode. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) denoted a significant decrease in charge transfer resistance (RCT), indicating an improved electrochemical performance of the electrode. Ni doping was found to be interesting due to the co-existence of room-temperature ferromagnetism and an enhanced electrochemical behavior, hence making it a probable material for magnetically controlled electrochemical cells.

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  1. Department of Physics, Loyola College (Affiliated to University of Madras), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600034, India

    S. Blessi, S. Anand, M. Maria Lumina Sonia & V. Maria Vinosel

  2. Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Bharath University, Chennai, 600073, India

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    V. Maria Vinosel

  4. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Ad Dammām, 31441, Saudi Arabia

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  5. Department of Nanomedicine Research, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Ad Dammām, 31441, Saudi Arabia

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Blessi, S., Anand, S., Manikandan, A. et al. Influence of Ni substitution on opto-magnetic and electrochemical properties of CTAB-capped mesoporous SnO2 nanoparticles. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 7630–7646 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05479-4

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