Linear and nonlinear optical studies on successfully mixed vanadium oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized by sol–gel technique
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Abstract In this study, V 2 O 5 , 5ZnO/10V 2 O 5 , and ZnO, 10ZnO/10V 2 O 5 nanocomposites were synthesized by the sol–gel method. The sol–gel technique is an important process for the fabrication of advanced oxide materials with desirable catalytic, optical, and structural properties. The varieties and flexibilities of sol–gel techniques help in preparing materials with extremely specific properties. For the presented samples, three types of phases were assessed. The average crystalline size of V 2 O 5 , 5ZnO/10V 2 O 5 and ZnO, 10ZnO/10V 2 O 5 nanocomposites were found to be 25, 26, 14.5, and 15.5 nm, respectively. SEM images showed three different shapes of semi-tube, semi-spherical, and semi-flower. The pure samples of V 2 O 5 and ZnO showed semi-tube shapes. 5ZnO/10V 2 O 5 shows a spherical shape with average dimeter of 0.6 µm. Strong dependence of the direct optical band gap was observed on different compositions that varied within the range of (2.33–2.73 eV). Conversely, the indirect values varied within the range of 2.119–2.35 eV. On the other hand, 10ZnO/10V 2 O 5 has semi flower shape with different layers. Optical parameters, such as optical band gap, extension coefficient, tails of localized states, and refractive index, were gauged for these nanocomposites. In addition, the mean refractive index of ZnO is lower than that of V 2 O 5 , with differences observed between 5ZnO/10V 2 O 5 and 10ZnO/10V 2 O 5 nanocomposites.
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OpenAlex topics: Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials · Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors · ZnO doping and properties
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Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University , P. O. Box 30002 , Medina , Saudi Arabia
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University , Assiut , 71516 , Egypt
Physics Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University , Abha , Saudi Arabia
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk , Tabuk , Saudi Arabia
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