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Influence of zirconium ions on the key characteristics of V2O5 nanorods and current–voltage features of the n-ZrxV2O5/p-Si photodetector

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This article reports microstructural, morphological, optical, and photoresponse characteristics of pure and zirconium-doped V2O5 nanorods (Zr:V2O5; Zr at. 1, 3, 5, and 7 wt%) that were synthesized via the wet precipitation method. Undoubtedly, under experimental conditions, a growth mechanism has been proposed which explains morphological evolution. The microstructural analysis confirmed that the prepared samples showed a broad peak consistent with the V2O5 orthorhombic structure, and the absences of other reflections in this pattern ensure the phase purity. The optimized average crystallite size is determined by using Scherrer’s equation from the most influential (002) peak of diffraction, which has coincided with those calculated by the TEM micrograph. SEM images showed agglomerated particles on the surfaces owing to an increase in the Zr-doping levels. The outcomes of Raman and XPS indicate that Zr doping can facilitate the generation of V5+ and oxygen vacancy. The recorded UV-DRS spectra reveal the redshifts, and the estimated optical bandgap (Eg) was decreasing with increasing Zr amount, which is further confirmed by PL studies. We used the nebulizer spray technique, a cost-effective, sophisticated, and effective way to formulate an n-ZrxV2O5/p-Si photodetector. The formulated n-ZrxV2O5/p-Si photodetector has good photoconducting behavior.

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Acknowledgements

Authors wish to express their sincere thanks to the UGC-Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (F1-17.1/ 2016-17/RGNF-2015-17-SC-TAM-8030) at New Delhi. Also, The authors express their gratitude to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through research groups program under Grant number R.G.P. 2/137/42.

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  1. Department of Physics, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 014, India

    R. Thangarasu & O. N. Balasundaram

  2. Department of Physics, Arulmigu Palaniandavar College of Arts and Culture, Dindigul Road, Palani, 624601, India

    K. Kulathuraan

  3. Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, 168 Jifeng E. Rd., Wufeng District, Taichung, 41349, Taiwan

    J. H. Chang & K. Mohanraj

  4. Department of Electronics, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 014, India

    S. Subramani

  5. Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641 014, India

    N. Rajiv Chandar

  6. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Mohd. Shkir & Atif Mossad Ali

  7. School of Science and Technology, Glocal University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 247001, India

    Mohd. Shkir

  8. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt

    Atif Mossad Ali

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Thangarasu, R., Kulathuraan, K., Chang, J.H. et al. Influence of zirconium ions on the key characteristics of V2O5 nanorods and current–voltage features of the n-ZrxV2O5/p-Si photodetector. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 2932–2948 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07492-z

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