Influence of cerium dopant on magnetic and dielectric properties of ZnO nanoparticles
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Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with different Ce doping concentrations (0, 0.96, 1.96, 2.52 and 3.12 at.% of Ce) were prepared by the chemical co-precipitation method. Energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays confirms the presence of Ce in Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles. Raman spectra revealed the hexagonal wurtzite structure of pure and Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles and presence of various defects. The photoluminescence spectra exhibited enhanced violet and blue emission peak intensities for 0.96 at.% of Ce, while broad band green emissions decreased with Ce content. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies revealed the presence of oxygen vacancies (V O), zinc vacancies (V Zn) and Ce3+ ions in the prepared ZnO nanoparticles. VSM studies showed room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) in the Ce-doped ZnO NPs. The substituted Ce3+ions found to induce RTFM along with V O, V Zn in correlation with the results obtained from the EPR, PL and Raman studies. The variation of dielectric constants (e r), dielectric loss (e″) and ac conductivity (σ ac) as a function of frequency and Ce concentration is studied using ‘Maxwell–Wagner Model.’
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OpenAlex topics: ZnO doping and properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications · Multiferroics and related materials
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