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Room-temperature ferromagnetic and photoluminescence properties of indium–tin-oxide nanoparticles synthesized by solid-state reaction

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In the present study, indium–tin-oxide (ITO) nanoparticles were synthesized using solid-state reaction and studied for their structural, vibrational and magnetic properties. The ITO nanoparticles were prepared under reduced pressure, which can increase the oxygen vacancies in the samples. The X-ray diffraction studies confirmed singe-phase cubic bixbyite structure of ITO with average crystallite size of 47 nm. The lattice vibrational studies (FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy) at room temperature indicated that Sn ions were occupied in In2O3 lattice and gives corresponding active vibrational modes in the respective spectra. The magnetic studies at room temperature reveal the ferromagnetic nature of ITO and the strength of magnetization is superior to those of In2O3 and SnO2. However, the magnetic studies at 100 K revealed reduced ferromagnetism, which could be attributed to reduced itinerary electrons at low temperature. Blue and blue–green emissions were found from the ITO nanoparticles, which could be due to vacancies or surface defects present in the system.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to UGC-DAE-CSR, IGCAR, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamilnadu, India, for providing financial (Grant no. CSR-KN/CRS-72/2015-16/809) support to carry out the present work. We are highly thankful to Dr R K Kotnala, Dr J Shah and Dr G A Bashheed, National Physical Laboratory, India, for providing the vibrating sample magnetometer facilities. We also thank VIT-SIF for providing XRD, Raman and UV–vis–NIR facilities.

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  1. Thin Films Laboratory, Center for Crystal Growth, VIT University, Vellore, 632 014, India

    S HARINATH BABU, N MADHUSUDHANA RAO & S KALEEMULLA

  2. Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

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  3. UGC-DAE-CSR, Kalpakkam Node, Kokilamedu, 603104, India

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  4. Center for Nano Research, VIT University, Vellore, 603104, India

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BABU, S.H., RAO, N.M., KALEEMULLA, S. et al. Room-temperature ferromagnetic and photoluminescence properties of indium–tin-oxide nanoparticles synthesized by solid-state reaction. Bull Mater Sci 40, 17–23 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-016-1352-2

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