Microstructural and optical properties of SnO2–ZnSnO3 ceramics
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Abstract This work deals with some physical investigation on SnO 2 –ZnSnO 3 ceramics grown on glass substrates at different temperatures (450 °C and 500 °C). Structural and optical properties were investigated using X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, infrared (IR) absorption (FTIR), UV–visible spectroscopy and Photoluminescence (PL) techniques. XRD results revealed the existence of a mixture of SnO 2 /ZnSnO 3 phases at different annealing temperatures. Structural analysis showed that both phases are polycrystalline. On the other hand, the optical constants (refractive index, extinction coefficient and the dielectric constants) have been obtained by the transmittance and the reflectance data. The optical band gap energy changed from 3.85 eV to 3.68 eV as substrate temperature increased from 450 °C to 500 °C. Raman, FTIR modes and PL reinforced this finding regarding the existence of biphasic (SnO 2 and ZnSnO 3 ) which is detected also by X-Ray diffraction analysis. Finally, the Lattice Compatibility Theory was evoked for explaining the unexpected incorporation of zinc ions in a rhombohedral structure within SnO 3 trigonal lattice, rather than the occupation of SnO 2 available free loci. All the results have been discussed in terms of annealing temperature.
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