Abstract
Iron doped CeO 2 nanoparticles with doping concentrations between 0 and 30 mol% were synthesized by the co-precipitation method for potential application as a pigmented ultraviolet filtration material. Each sample was calcined in air and in argon. The iron solubility limit in the CeO 2 lattice was found to be between 10 and 20 mol%. Raman spectroscopy results revealed that both iron doping and argon calcination increase the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the CeO 2 lattice. Iron doping causes a blue-shift of the absorbance spectrum, which can be linked to the decreased crystallite size, as obtained by XRD peak broadening using the Scherrer formula. The undoped samples showed weak ferromagnetic behaviour whereas the doped samples were all paramagnetic.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4019-4028 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Co-precipitation
- Iron doping
- Magnetic properties
- Nano-ceria
- Optical properties
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- General Materials Science