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Preparation and spectroscopic study of nanosized aluminate spinels Al2XO4 (X = Cd, Ni and Co) synthesized by solution combustion technique

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By using the solution combustion method and urea as a fuel, we synthesized aluminate nano-powders Al2XO4 (X = Cd, Ni and Co) to study the effects of the cation type on the chemical bonding, the structural and the optical properties of these materials through the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The analysis of the XRD patterns shows the formation of spinel-type crystallites in the cubic crystal structure with the space group Fd-3 m (N°227) for all Al2XO4 samples, the average size crystallites increases from 38.55 to 45.86 nm, while the lattice constant decreases from 8.046 to 8.089 Å when the cation type is changed from Ni, Cd to Co. The FT-IR spectrums show that the principal absorption peaks are located in the region 400–745 cm−1, those peaks are attributed to the aluminates in agreement with the XRD analysis. Besides, the slight shift the principal absorption peaks toward longer wavenumbers is due to the low electronegativity of Cd compared to the others two cations. The optical bandgap was determined through the analysis of the UV–Vis spectrum, the obtained values are 3.78, 3.82 and 3.75 eV for Al2CdO4, Al2NiO4 and Al2CoO4 respectively. The optical bandgap is assigned to charge transfer O2−: 2p → X2+: d orbital, the obtained findings show that the herein-studied spinels are a promising candidate for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Matter Sciences, University of Tiaret, BP P 78, Zaaroura, Tiaret, Algeria

    Khaled Mahi

  2. Laboratory of Plasma Physics, Conductor Materials and Their Applications, Faculty of Physics, Oran University of Sciences and Technology Mohamed Boudiaf USTO-MB, BP1505, Oran, Algeria

    Khaled Mahi

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Matter Sciences, Laboratory of Physical Engineering, University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria

    Ghlamallah Benabdellah

  4. Departement of Physics, Faculty of Exact Sciences, University Mostapha Stambouli, Mascara Bp 305 Mamounia, Mascara, Algeria

    Kada Elassad Zemallach Ouari

  5. Laboratory of Storage and Valorization of Renewable Energies, USTHB, BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Mohamed Trari

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Mahi, K., Benabdellah, G., Elassad Zemallach Ouari, K. et al. Preparation and spectroscopic study of nanosized aluminate spinels Al2XO4 (X = Cd, Ni and Co) synthesized by solution combustion technique. Indian J Phys (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-024-03096-5

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