Synthesis, morphology and optical properties of LaFeO{sub 3} nanospheres

Journal Article · Thu Apr 24 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872585· OSTI ID:22269448

Kumar, R. Dhinesh ^[1]

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1. Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai - 600 025 (India)

LaFeO{sub 3} nanospheres have been successively synthesized via hydrothermal method. Structural, morphological and optical properties of the prepared nanopowder were analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. The UV–Vis shows strong absorption at 475 nm which has excellent visible light absorption ability. Band gap energy of the prepared nanosphere was found to be 2.60 eV. The results indicate that the LaFeO{sub 3} nanospheres prepared by this method could be a kind of photocatalytic material.

• OSTI ID: 22269448
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1591; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ABSORPTION
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS
INFRARED SPECTRA
NANOSTRUCTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOTOCATALYSIS
POWDERS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION