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      nanoparticles; Nd-orthoferrite; Sr-doping; optical properties.

    • Abstract

       

      The present study reports the structure and optical properties of Sr-doped NdFeO3 nanoparticles synthesized by the simple co-precipitation method without the introduction of surfactants. Structural phase formation of the crystal exhibited orthorhombic planes of all samples (Nd1-xSrxFeO3; x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3).The average crystal size and unit cell volume are increasing with a dopant (DXRD = 28 ± 3–35±3 nm;V = 236.52–238.07 A˚3). The obtained Sr-doped NdFeO3 nanoparticles have higher absorption in the visibleregion (k = 400–800 nm) than in the UV range (k = 200–400 nm) and the band gap value(Eg = 0.87–1.06 eV) is much lower than similar rare-earth perovskite series such as NdFe1-xCoxO3, Y1-xSmxFeO3, HoFe1-xNixO3, LaFe1-xTixO3, and Y1-xGdxFe1-xCoyO3 synthesized by different methods.The excellent optical properties of Sr-doped NdFeO3 nanomaterials give them great potential for applications related to optics.

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      Sr-doped NdFeO3 nanoparticles were synthesized by the simple co-precipitation method. The obtained Sr-doped NdFeO3 nanoparicles have higher absorption in the visible region than in the UV range and the band gap value (Eg- = 0.87–1.06 eV) is much lower than similar rare-earth perovskites synthesized by different methods.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      NGUYEN THI KIM CHUNG1 NGUYEN ANH TIEN2 CHAU HONG DIEM2 BUI XUAN VUONG3

      1. Thu Dau Mot University, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province 590000, Vietnam
      2. Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
      3. Sai Gon University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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