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CADMIUM-DOPED Co3O4 THIN FILMS: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

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  • CHERIFA DALACHE

    (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

  • HADJ BENHEBAL

    (#x2020;Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

  • BEDHIAF BENRABAH

    (#x2021;Laboratory of Physical Engineering, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

  • AEK AMMARI

    (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

  • ABDELMALEK KHARROUBI

    (#x2021;Laboratory of Physical Engineering, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

  • ABDELHAK LAKHAL

    (#x2021;Laboratory of Physical Engineering, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science of Matter, University of Tiaret, Algeria)

Abstract

This paper contains the results of the structural and spectroscopic characterizations of undoped and Cadmium-doped cobalt oxide thin films with different Co/Cd molar ratios (3%, 5%, 7% and 9%). The nanosized undoped and cadmium-doped Co3O4 thin layers were prepared using sol–gel process and deposited on glass substrates by dip coating. The changes caused by the incorporation of cadmium at different levels of doping have been highlighted by the techniques UV–Visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, SEM coupled EDX and impedance spectroscopy. From the UV–Vis spectroscopy analysis, it was found that all the films are two direct bandgap energies. The optical transmittance and the bandgap energy decrease with increase in Cd concentration. The XRD spectra confirm the films were polycrystalline with a cubic spinel structure. The results of the impedance spectroscopy show that the equivalent circuit of the synthesized samples is an RC parallel circuit.

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  • Cherifa Dalache & Hadj Benhebal & Bedhiaf Benrabah & Aek Ammari & Abdelmalek Kharroubi & Abdelhak Lakhal, 2019. "CADMIUM-DOPED Co3O4 THIN FILMS: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 26(01), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:26:y:2019:i:01:n:s0218625x18501342
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X18501342
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    TCOs; Co3O4; Cd; thin films; dip-coating; spinel type structure;
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