aAssistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Vivekanandha college of
Engineering for Women (Autonomous), Tiruchengode, TamilNadu, India
bProfessor, Department of Petro Chemical Engineering, University College of
Engineering, BIT campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
cAssistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Nandha Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Journal of Ovonic Research 2022, 18(1),29-35; https://doi.org/10.15251/JOR.2022.181.29
Zn2+and Mg2+ions doped Titanium dioxide had been synthesized using a hydrothermal method at 120°C with an annealing temperature at 450°C, including individual Zn2+and Mg2+ ions. In addition, impact of these doping metal ions on the crystallization and phase transition of the Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were discussed by X-Ray Diffraction spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and Photo-Luminescence spectroscopy and also by photocatalytic measurements. The presence of anatase type structure in Titanium dioxide nanopowders with high crystallinity and high phase stability in spite of annealing at 450°C significantly specified that the dopants might prevent densification and crystallite growth in Titanium dioxide nanophase by on condition with different boundaries. Furthermore, with a suitable amount of Zn and Mg dopants, anatase grain size of Titanium dioxide powders was reduced. The band gap energy values of Zn2+ and Mg2+ ions doped nano-Titanium dioxide were lower than the pure nano-Titanium dioxide and they exhibited a red shift in the visible region.

