EFFECT OF DYSPROSIUM DOPING ON THE STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NICKEL SPINEL FERRITE NANOCRYSTALS
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Undoped and dysprosium-doped nickel spinel ferrite nanoparticles (NiFe2–xDyxO4, x = 0, 0.025, 0.05, and 0.075) were synthesized via a simple co-precipitation method and systematically examined for their structural and optical properties. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) patterns confirmed the formation of a single-phase cubic spinel structure for all compositions with x < 0.075. Substitution with Dy3+ ions led to a decrease in crystallite size accompanied by an expansion of the lattice parameter. Optical analysis revealed that Dy incorporation significantly enhances absorption in the visible region (λ = 350–650 nm) and narrows the optical band gap from 1.80 to 1.73 eV, suggesting improved light-harvesting capability of Dy-doped NiFe2O4 materials.
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Co-precipitation, nickel ferrite, dysprosium doping, physicochemical characteristics
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Tauc, J., Grigorovici, R., Vancu, A. (1996). Optical properties and electronic structure of amorphous germanium. Physica Status Solid b, 15, 627-637. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.19660150224
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Yao H., Ning, X., Zhao, H., Hao, A., Ismail, M. (2021). Effect of Gd-doping on structural, optical, and magnetic properties of NiFe2O4 as-prepared thin films via facile sol-gel approach. ACS Omega, 6, 6305-6311. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c06097
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