Synthesis and Fabrication of Co1−xNixCr2O4 Chromate Nanoparticles and the Effect of Ni Concentration on Their Bandgap, Structure, and Optical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. XRD Analysis
3.2. SEM Analysis
3.3. Raman Spectroscopy
3.4. EDS Spectroscopy
3.5. Photoluminescence
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Saeed, M.; Rani, M.; Batool, K.; Batool, H.; Younus, A.; Azam, S.; Mehmood, A.; Haq, B.; Alshahrani, T.; Ali, G.; et al. Synthesis and Fabrication of Co1−xNixCr2O4 Chromate Nanoparticles and the Effect of Ni Concentration on Their Bandgap, Structure, and Optical Properties. J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5, 247. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5090247
Saeed M, Rani M, Batool K, Batool H, Younus A, Azam S, Mehmood A, Haq B, Alshahrani T, Ali G, et al. Synthesis and Fabrication of Co1−xNixCr2O4 Chromate Nanoparticles and the Effect of Ni Concentration on Their Bandgap, Structure, and Optical Properties. Journal of Composites Science. 2021; 5(9):247. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5090247
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaeed, Muhammad, Malika Rani, Kiran Batool, Hafiza Batool, Aisha Younus, Sikander Azam, Arshad Mehmood, Bakhtiarul Haq, Thamraa Alshahrani, Ghafar Ali, and et al. 2021. "Synthesis and Fabrication of Co1−xNixCr2O4 Chromate Nanoparticles and the Effect of Ni Concentration on Their Bandgap, Structure, and Optical Properties" Journal of Composites Science 5, no. 9: 247. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5090247