Abstract
In the present study, the synthesis of Tin doped indium oxide (ITO) nanopowder at different compositions (In/Sn=0, 5, 10, 15at %) was carried out by co-precipitation method. The decomposition of precipitated indium tin acetylacetonate precursor to form In2O3–SnO2 (Sn1−xInxO2) at 400°C was confirmed by the thermal and FTIR studies. The changes in strain and grain size of the synthesized particle with respect to dopant concentration were determined from the X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images support to confirm the grain size. The optical properties on ITO nanoparticles were analyzed with UV–visible spectroscopy, and band gap was found to vary from 3.62 to 3.89eV with Sn dopant concentration. This variation was ascribed to the quantum confinement effect.
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