Nanocomposites and nanomaterials

Effect of high Ni Doping on the properties of ZnO Nanopowders

Rabie AMARI1,2, Elhadj BENRZGUA1,3, Djamel ALLALI4,6, Bahri DEGHFEL1,4, Ammar BOUKHARI1,5

1 Laboratory of Materials and Renewable Energy, Faculty of Sciences, University of M’sila, Algeria.
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of M'sila, Algeria.
E-mail address: rabie.amari@univ-msila.dz 
3 Department of natural and life sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of M'sila, Algeria.
4 Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of M'sila, Algeria.
5 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of M'sila, Algeria.
6Physics and Chemistry of Materials Lab, Department of Physics, University of M’sila, 28000, M’sila, Algeria.

Pure and Ni-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with concentration of Ni (12.5%) were successfully prepared by using co-precipitation method [1]. Among TM, nickel is very significant element which has a similar ionic radius as that of Zn. Literature studies show that Ni doping into ZnO matrix can enhance its various properties [2, 3]. The prepared samples in powder form were characterized by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Photoluminescence (PL) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The obtained results have been discussed and compared with those from other sources whatever possible.

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