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A Facile Synthesis of Gadolinium Titanate (GdTiO3) Nanomaterial and Its Effect in Enhanced Current-Voltage Characteristics of Thin Films

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Techno-Societal 2020

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The present research was carried out in understanding the enhanced efficiency of the I-V (current-voltage) properties of the novel inorganic nanocomposites (NCs) of Gd-TiO3. Nanocomposites of Gd-TiO3 synthesized by precipitation technique incorporating CTAB (cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide) as capping agent characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction), UV Visible, CV (cyclic voltammetry) SEM (scanning electron microscopy) analytical techniques. Tetragonal close packing of Gd-TiO3 NPs observed in XRD with particle overlay of Gd is 40 nm. Current-voltage properties studied with different concentration of Gd (10–40%) doped NS. The FF (fill factor) increases as the doping of Gd increases which indicates the increased charge dislocation inside the NCs of Gd-TiO3. The open circuit current (Voc) and power maximum also increases as the gadolinium concentration increases. The effect of the loading of the Gd on the conductivity of the NCs was investigated. The filler loading up to 30% I-V characteristics was linear and the 40% it shows non linearity in the I-V characteristics which shows the ohmic nature of the NCs and the electrodes. Impedance value decreases with increase in applied voltage. Current-voltage behavior of NCs depends largely on the Gd content and 40% filler loaded TiO3 showed better efficiency than the rest other NCs.

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Authors are thankful to MSRIT, Bangalore, CENSE, IISc, Bangalore and Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Karnataka, India for their continuous support for all the needful experimentations and characterizations.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Angadi Institute of Technology and Management (AITM), Savagaon Road, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

    Vinayak Adimule

  2. Department of Engineering Science and Humanities, KLE Dr. M. S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Udyambhag, Savagaon Road, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

    Santosh S. Nandi

  3. Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Galway, India

    Adarsha Haramballi Jagadeesha Gowda

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Adimule, V., Nandi, S.S., Jagadeesha Gowda, A.H. (2021). A Facile Synthesis of Gadolinium Titanate (GdTiO3) Nanomaterial and Its Effect in Enhanced Current-Voltage Characteristics of Thin Films. In: Pawar, P.M., Balasubramaniam, R., Ronge, B.P., Salunkhe, S.B., Vibhute, A.S., Melinamath, B. (eds) Techno-Societal 2020. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69925-3_7

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