TY  - EJOU
AU  - Ranjan, R. 
AU  - Negi, C. M. S. 
AU  - Choubey, S. K. 
AU  - Tiwary, K. P. 

TI  - Study of structural, morphological and optical properties of Mn<sup>+2</sup> doped CdS nanoparticles synthesized at various doping concentration
T2  - Chalcogenide Letters

PY  - 2023
VL  - 20
IS  - 10
SN  - 1584-8663

AB  - Manganese-doped cadmium sulphide semiconductor nanoparticles (CdS: Mn) NPs have 
been created utilizing a microwave-assisted solvothermal technique at different Mn 
concentrations (0, 1%, 3%, and 5%). The chemicals utilized for the preparation of Mn
doped CdS nanoparticles were sodium sulphide (Na<sub>2</sub>S.xH<sub>2</sub>O), manganese chloride 
(MnCl<sub>2</sub>.4H<sub>2</sub>O), and cadmium acetate (CH<sub>3</sub>COO)<sub>2</sub>Cd., H<sub>2</sub>O). To determine the structural 
dimensions of the generated nanoparticles, the Debye-Scherer equation was used to 
calculate the average crystallite size at the full-width half maximum (FWHM) of the 
diffraction peaks. FTIR spectra analysis was used to look at the various functional and 
vibrational groups present in the Mn-doped CdS nanoparticle sample. The structure 
features of the produced nanoparticles have been examined using X-ray diffraction 
patterns. Energy dispersive X-rays were employed to ascertain the chemical composition 
of the synthesized nanoparticles. The optical properties and quantification of the energy 
band gap of the nanoparticles have been done using UV-V spectroscopy. According to 
XRD calculations, the cubic zinc-blend structure of the generated NPs had a crystal size of 
between 4 and 7 nm. By using EDX spectroscopy, the incorporation of Mn at the CdS 
lattice was confirmed. 
KW  - Mn-doped CdS nanoparticles
KW  -  X-ray diffraction
KW  -  FTIR spectra
KW  -  UV visible spectra

DO  - 10.15251/CL.2023.2010.709