Abstract
Nanosized tin oxide (SnO2) powders of different sizes were synthesized using co-precipitation method without using any
surfactant or capping agent. The crystal structure, morphology, optical band gap and magnetic behavior of so formed SnO2
nanoparticles were investigated by using, x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible
absorption, and magnetic hysteresis loop measurements. Room temperature ferromagnetism with a significant blue shift in
absorption edge was observed in 3pH grown sample. The controlled colloidal synthesis, with pH variation, and post
annealing process grown larger sized nanoparticles have shown size dependent magnetic characteristics and sufficient redshift
in the absorption edge. The grain growth processes during colloidal synthesis and post annealing are also briefed.
Keywords: SnO2, nanoparticles, ferromagnetism, diamagnetism, x-ray diffraction.
Keywords
Nanoparticles, XRD, TEM, ferromagnetism and grain growth.
Citation
A. SHARMA, S. KUMAR, R. KUMAR, M. VARSHNEY, K. D. VERMA, Size dependent structural, optical and magnetic properties of un-doped SnO2 nanoparticles, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 12, December 2009, pp.1285-1289 (2009).
Submitted at: Nov. 1, 2009
Accepted at: Nov. 23, 2009