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Microstructure and luminescence properties of ZnO:Mn nano-particles and ZnO:Mn/TiO2 nano-composite synthesized by a two-step chemical method

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The present study is determined on the fabrication and the characterization of Mn-doped ZnO (Mn/ZnO), TiO2 nano-particles and ZnO:Mn/TiO2 (Mn–O–Ti) nano-composite. The microstructure and luminescence properties were analyzed by XRD, SEM, TEM, optical reflectance and photo-luminescence. The particle sizes of nano-particles and nano-composites have been varied from 12 to 22 nm. The photo-luminescence measurements of the as-prepared Mn/ZnO nano-particles exhibit broad visible emissions, while the Mn–O–Ti composite samples have yellow emission. The Mn–O–Ti nano-composite exhibits considerably ameliorated photo-catalytic activities for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) under the visible light irradiation. The introduction of Mn/ZnO nano-particles to TiO2 confirm that the internal micro-structure, thus obtained will make the stability of nano-composite allowing an improvement of physical properties and catalytic features of TiO2.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    N. Alonizan

  2. Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Gabes University, Faculty of Sciences in Gabes, Gabes, Tunisia

    S. Rabaoui & K. Omri

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Rabia Qindeel

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Alonizan, N., Rabaoui, S., Omri, K. et al. Microstructure and luminescence properties of ZnO:Mn nano-particles and ZnO:Mn/TiO2 nano-composite synthesized by a two-step chemical method. Appl. Phys. A 124, 710 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-018-2127-y

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