Abstract
Bismuth oxide (Bi 2O 3) nanostructured particles were synthesized by pulsed laser ablation (PLA) technique by irradiating solid bismuth target in 3% H 2O 2 solution using 355 nm laser radiations generated by third harmonic Nd:YAG laser. Synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), UV-visible absorption, Fourier transform Infra-Red (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. The XRD pattern of the prepared sample was indexed as bismuth oxide α-Bi 2 O 3 and particle size was evaluated = 4 nm. The UV-visible spectrum indicated that the absorption edge is blue shifted and the band gap of the prepared sample was estimated = 3.8 eV. The Raman spectrum exhibited peaks at 68, 96, 135, 315, 183, and 470 nm which are the characteristic bands of α-Bi 2O 3. The FTIR spectrum showed the absorption band at 829 cm -1 which is attributed to Bi-O-Bi bond, and the strong absorption band recorded at 442 cm -1 is due to the stretching mode of Bi-O.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 507-510 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Science of Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Bismuth oxide
- Nanoparticles
- Nanotechnolgy
- Optical properties
- Pulsed laser ablation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science