LnxPb1-xTe(Ln:Nd3+,Yb3+) nanomaterials: Synthesis, characterization, physical properties, and optical properties

Younes Hanifehpour; Nazanin Hamnabard; Anita Veettikkunnu Chandran; Sang Woo Joo; Bong-ki Min

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.24, 251-258, April, 2015

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.09.038 Export Citation

LnxPb1-xTe(Ln:Nd3+,Yb3+) nanomaterials: Synthesis, characterization, physical properties, and optical properties

Younes Hanifehpour^†, Nazanin Hamnabard, Anita Veettikkunnu Chandran, Sang Woo Joo^†, and Bong-ki Min¹

School of Mechanical Engineering, WCU Nano Research Center, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea
¹Center for Research Facilities, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea

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LnxPb1-xTe(Ln:Nd3+,Yb3+) nanomaterials were synthesized using the facile hydrothermal method. The prepared samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). XRD analysis demonstrated that PbTe phase is cubic. By increasing the concentration of Ln3+ ions, the DRS spectra of PbTe shows blue shifts instead of red shifts due to bonding changes. XPS analysis of doped PbTe samples confirms the incorporation of Yb and Nd into the lattice. The electrical conductivity of Ln-doped PbTe is shown to be higher than that of pure PbTe, and increases with temperature.

Keywords:PbTe;Nanomaterial;Blue shift;Hydrothermal;Electrical conductivity

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[2] Lina Z, Wang M, Wei L, Songa X, Xuea Y, Yao X, J. Alloy. Compd., 509, 5047 (2011)

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[4] Wang C, Zhang G, Fan S, Li Y, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 62, 1957 (2001)

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[12] Hanifehpour Y, Joo SW, Min BK, Nanoscale Res. Lett., 8, 141 (2013)

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[14] Alemi A, Hanifehpour Y, Joo SW, Min B, Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Asp., 390, 142 (2011)

[15] Alemi A, Hanifehpour Y, Joo SW, Khandar A, Morsali A, Min B, Physica B, 407, 38 (2012)

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[25] Kim DT, Yu KS, Kim WT, Kim CD, Park HL, J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 11, 886 (1992)