Abstract

In this paper, tri-phase Fe2O3–MgO–CuO nanocomposites (NCs) and pure CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared using sol–gel technique. The physical properties of the prepared products were examined using SEM, XRD, and UV–visible. The XRD data indicated the formation of pure CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO NPs, as well as nanocomposite formation with Fe2O3 (cubic), MgO (cubic), and CuO (monoclinic). The crystallite size of all the prepared samples was calculated via Scherrer's formula. The energy bandgap of CuO, Fe2O3 and MgO and Fe2O3–MgO–CuO NCs were computed from UV–visible spectroscopy as following 2.13, 2.29, 5.43 and 2.96 eV, respectively. The results showed that Fe2O3–MgO–CuO NCs is an alternative material for a wide range of applications as optoelectronics devices due to their outstanding properties.

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Title
Synthesis of trimetallic oxide (Fe2O3–MgO–CuO) nanocomposites and evaluation of their structural and optical properties
Author
Al-Hammadi, A. H. 1 ; Alnehia, Adnan 2 ; Al-Sharabi, Annas 3 ; Alnahari, Hisham 1 ; Al-Odayni, Abdel-Basit 4 

 Sana’a University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana’a, Yemen (GRID:grid.412413.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 4112) 
 Sana’a University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Sana’a, Yemen (GRID:grid.412413.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 4112); Thamar University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dhamar, Yemen (GRID:grid.444928.7) (ISNI:0000 0000 9908 6529) 
 Thamar University, Department of Physics, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dhamar, Yemen (GRID:grid.444928.7) (ISNI:0000 0000 9908 6529) 
 King Saud University, Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.56302.32) (ISNI:0000 0004 1773 5396) 
Pages
12927
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2848021245
Copyright
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