Structural Analysis of Cu Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles using Williamson-Hall Method
Keywords:
TiO2; Co-precipitation; Particle Size; W-H analysis.Abstract
Pure and doped Ti1-xCuxO2 nanoparticle is synthesized by co-precipitation technique successfully with nominal composite of x=0.0,0.01,0.02 and 0.03 at room temperature.The precursorswere further calcined at 500 to 600◦C for 6hrs in furnace which results in the formation of different TiO2 phase compositions. The structural analysis carried out by XRD (Bruker D8 Cu-Kα1). X-ray peak broadening analysis was used to evaluate the crystalline sizes, the lattice parameters, number of unit cell per particle, c/aratioandVolume of unit cell. The Williamson Hall analysis is used to find grain size and Strain of prepared TiO2 nano particles. Crystalline TiO2 with a Tetragonal Anatase phase is confirmed by XRD results. The grain size of pure and Cu doped samples were found in the range of 10nm to 18nm. All the physical parameters of anatase tetragonal TiO2 nanoparticles were calculated more precisely using modified W-H plot a uniform deformation model (UDM). The results calculated were approximately similar with standard values.
References
- V. D. Mote, Y Purushotham and B.N. Dole, Williamson-Hall analysis in estimation of lattice strain in nanometer-sized ZnO particles, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics 2012, 6:6.
- A.E. Shalan, M.M. Rashad, Incorporation of Mn2+ and Co2+ to TiO2 nanoparticles and the performance of dye sensitized solar cells, Applied Surface Science 283 (2013) 975-98.
- Gesenhues, Al-doped TiO2 pigments: influence of doping on the photocatalytic degradation of alkyd resins, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 139 (2001) 243-251.
- Ramakanth K, Basics of X-ray Diffraction and its Application, I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2007).
- Ungar, T: J. Mater. Sci. 42, 1584 (2007).
- Yan HuaPeng, Gui-fang Huang, Wei Qing Huang, Visible light absorption and photocatalytic activity of Cr doped TiO2nanocrystal film, Advance Powder Technology (2010), doi:10.1016/j.apt.2010.11.006
- Akihiko Kudo, Yugo Miseki, Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 253-278
- A. Khorsand Zak, W.H Abd. Majid, M.E. Abrishami, RaminYousefi, X-Ray analysis of ZnO nanoparticles by Williamson Hall nad size strain plot method, Solid Sate Sciences 13 (2011) 251-256.
- A.S. Menon, N. Kalarikkal, S. Thomas, Studies on Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO and Mn-doped ZnO Nanopowders,Indian Journal of Nanoscience 1 (2013) 16.
- A.M. Abdeen, O.M. Hemeda, E.E. Assem, M.M. El-Sehly,Structural, electrical and transport phenomena of Co ferrite substituted by Cd,Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 238 (2002) 75.
- P. K. Labhane, V. R. Huse, L. B. Patle, A. L. Chaudhari, G. H. Sonawane, Synthesis of Cu Doped ZnO Nanoparticles:Crystallographic, Optical, FTIR, Morphological and Photocatalytic Study, Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 2015, 3, 39-51
- A. R. Stokes , A. J. C. Wilson, The diffraction of X rays by distorted crystal aggregates - I, Proc. Phys. Soc. 56 (1944) 174.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) IJSRSET
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.