期刊
PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES
卷 60, 期 -, 页码 200-205出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2014.02.011
关键词
Nickel oxide; Transition metal oxides; DC conductivity; Defects; UV-visible absorption; Photoluminescence
资金
- University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India
Nanostructured nickel oxide samples were synthesized through a novel chemical route using nickel chloride and ethanol amine. The DC electrical conductivity of the as prepared sample is found to be enhanced by 3-6 orders of magnitude in comparison to single crystalline NiO. The conductivity increases with increase in the annealing temperature. The dominant conduction mechanism is found to be that due to large polarons associated with holes in the O2p band. Study of DC conductivity in vacuum and air indicate that the oxygen vacancies are filled up on annealing thereby causing an increase in the concentration of uncompensated Ni2+ concentration. The relative concentration of Ni2+ and O2--vacancies influence the optical absorption also. It is observed that the presence of O2- vacancies inhibit the low energy (2-4 eV) intraionic 3d(8)-3d(8)* transitions while the increase in the percentage of uncompensated Ni2+ vacancies enhances these transitions. The PL emission in the UV range (2.4-3.4 eV) is unaffected by the O2- vacancy concentration while 490 nm emission due to O2- vacancies decreases with increase in annealing temperature. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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