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Structural, optical, and electrical characterization of laser ablated CdO1-xSnx nanocomposites

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Laser ablation technique has be used to synthesize cadmium oxide and tin CdO(1-x)Snx nanocomposites. The XRD characteristics of the sample revealed the crystalline phase and cubic structure of the CdO samples, whereas the CdO: Sn nanocomposites with the doping ratios of (5, 10, and 15%) showed good crystallinity with cubic and tendency to orthorhombic structures. The crystallite size found to be slightly increasing with the doping ratio and the obtained values range from 26 to 30 nm. The average diameter is also increasing with the doping and ranges from less than 80 nm to about 90 nm. AFM analysis showed that increasing Sn-doping ratio causes a drop of the average roughness to a minimum value of about 0.5 nm and then increases with the doping to nearly similar case of undoped CdO sample. Optical measurements of absorption, transmission, and reflection spectra exhibit plasmonic effect and show significant effect of Sn-doping on the level and peak position of all the spectra. The energy band-gap value is enhanced with the doping and reach its maximum value of 2.722 eV at 10% doping ratio. On the other hand, the electron concentration, carrier mobility, and resistivity showed significant enhancement with the doping ratio. The dielectric properties have also shown remarkable variations with noticeable shifts in the peak values toward the higher wavelength range. The characteristic bands of both pure CdO and Sn-doped nanocomposites were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). All analyses suggest that the Sn-doping ratio of 10% is the optimum ratio for enhanced effects of these nanocomposites.

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Fadhali, M.M. Structural, optical, and electrical characterization of laser ablated CdO1-xSnx nanocomposites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1382 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10762-7

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