Surface potential, fermi level and band gap energy of copper doped magnesium nickel ferrite nanoparticles
dc.contributor.author | Osamong, Gideon | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamweru, Paul Kuria | |
dc.contributor.author | Gichumbi, Joel Mwangi | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndiritu, Francis Gichuki | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-20T11:33:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-20T11:33:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.description.abstract | Optical, electrical, and electronic properties of materials are essential in the fabrication of electronic devices. These properties can be improved through doping and reduction of the size of a material to nanoscale. In this study, copper doped magnesium-nickel (CuxMg1-xNiFe2O4, for x=0.00, 0.15, 0.30, 0.45, 0.60, 0.75, 1.00) ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized using the citragel auto combustion method. The electronic and optical properties were evaluated using the scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM) and UVvisible, respectively. The UV-visible studies revealed that, the band gap energy was at the range of 3.600-3.750 eV. The band gap was noted to increase with copper content up to x=0.45 which then started to decrease. The undoped sample displayed the lowest band gap energy in comparison with the doped. SKPM analysis exhibited the surface potential in the range 4.361-5.002 eV for the area scan and 4.251-5.006 eV for the line scans for the samples. The sample with x=0.75 showed a positive work function for both area and line scans, and all the others had a negative work function. The doped ferrite exhibited the properties that could be applied in optical devices, storage devices, and recording devices. © 2021 by SPC (Sami Publishing Company), Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials, Reproduction is permitted for noncommercial purposes | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/chuka/15518 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sami Publishing Compan | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Asian Journal of Nanoscience and Materials; | |
dc.subject | Band gap energy | en_US |
dc.subject | Fermi level | en_US |
dc.subject | Surface potential | en_US |
dc.subject | Nanoferrites | en_US |
dc.title | Surface potential, fermi level and band gap energy of copper doped magnesium nickel ferrite nanoparticles | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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