Hydrothermal synthesis, characterization, and optical properties of Ce doped Bi2MoO6 nanoplates

• Main Authors: Phuruangrat A., Ekthammathat N., Kuntalue B., Dumrongrojthanath P., Thongtem S., Thongtem T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899971316&partnerID=40&md5=b987fb3558e8290370a9eb5c3fd03f86; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4847
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Undoped and Ce doped Bi2MoO6 samples were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction at 180°C for 20 h. Phase, morphology, atomic vibration, and optical properties were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and UV-visible spectroscopy. In this research, the products were orthorhombic Bi2MoO6 nanoplates with the growth direction along the [0b0], including the asymmetric and symmetric stretching and bending modes of Bi-O and Mo-O. Undoped and Ce doped Bi2MoO6 samples show a strong absorption in the UV region. © 2014 Anukorn Phuruangrat et al.