7-11 July 2014
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Studies of structural properties of Al and Y co-doped tin oxide

8 Jul 2014, 17:10
1h 50m
D Ring ground level

D Ring ground level

Board: A.221
Poster Presentation Track A - Division for Physics of Condensed Matter and Materials Poster1

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Prof. Koena erasmus Rammutla (University of Limpopo)

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Nanocrystalline Al/Y co-doped tin oxide powders were successfully synthesized using the sol-gel method. The samples were subjected to different temperatures ranging from 200 to 1000 degrees celsius. The effects of co-doping and temperature on the structural properties of Al/Y co-doped tin oxide nanoparticles were investigated. The characterization techniques used were X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The average particle sizes were found to be in the range between 2.5 – 8 nm in the temperature range studied while the strains were in the range between 2.76 – 0.53. Both the XRD and Raman spectroscopy confirm that at higher temperatures yttrium stannate is formed.

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Rammutla KE, erasmus.rammutla@ul.ac.za, University of Limpopo

Primary author

Mr Nduma James Ntimane (University of Limpopo)

Co-authors

Prof. Koena erasmus Rammutla (University of Limpopo) Dr Thuto Mosuang (University of Limpopo)

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