Journal
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages 1372-1377Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2010.04.006
Keywords
Bismuth oxide thin film; Pechini method; Structural; Optical and electrical properties; Photocatalysis
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Thin bismuth oxide films have been prepared by a modified Pechini route on glass substrate and annealed at temperatures ranging between 400 degrees C and 700 degrees C using bismuth nitrate as raw material. The thin films were then characterized for structural, surface morphological, optical and electrical properties by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical absorption and d.c. two-probe, respectively. Structural investigations indicated that as-prepared bismuth oxide films were polycrystalline and multiphase, and annealing temperatures played a key role in the composition and optical properties of these films. AFM and SEM images revealed well defined particles which are highly influenced by annealing temperatures. The optical studies showed a direct band gap which varied with annealing temperatures between 3.63 eV and 3.74 eV. The electrical measurement showed that the electrical resistivity increased with annealing temperatures and the films were typical semiconductors. As catalyst, bismuth oxide films annealed at 550 degrees C had the best photocatalytic performance for photodegradation of methyl orange. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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