<p>Pure and Fe-doped cobalt oxide (Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) thin films were synthesized using a simple pulsed spray pyrolysis (PSP) technique, employing an aqueous solution of cobalt acetate tetrahydrate as the cobalt source. The films were deposited on glass substrates maintained at a temperature of 450&#xa0;°C and a spray time of 30&#xa0;min. The study investigated the effects of Fe doping with different concentrations on the prepared films’ structural, morphological, and dielectric properties. The crystalline structure and valence states of both the pure and Fe-doped samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was also used to examine the surface morphology with the integrated energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) unit to investigate the elemental composition of the deposited films. The dielectric measurements revealed that Fe doping enhanced the permittivity (<InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <InlineMediaObject> <ImageObject Color="BlackWhite" FileRef="42341_2025_619_Article_IEq1.gif" Format="GIF" Height="15" Rendition="HTML" Resolution="72" Type="Linedraw" Width="15" /> </InlineMediaObject> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(\varepsilon^{\prime}\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation>~ 10<sup>3</sup> at 0.1&#xa0;Hz for 10% Fe), increased dielectric loss due to improved charge transfer mechanisms, and systematically boosted AC conductivity with a distinct frequency-independent plateau at lower frequencies.</p>

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Structural and Dielectric Properties of Fe-Doped Cobalt Oxide (Fe: Co3O4) Thin Films Synthesized by Pulsed Spray Pyrolysis

  • M. Obaida,
  • A. Darwish,
  • I. Moussa

摘要

Pure and Fe-doped cobalt oxide (Co3O4) thin films were synthesized using a simple pulsed spray pyrolysis (PSP) technique, employing an aqueous solution of cobalt acetate tetrahydrate as the cobalt source. The films were deposited on glass substrates maintained at a temperature of 450 °C and a spray time of 30 min. The study investigated the effects of Fe doping with different concentrations on the prepared films’ structural, morphological, and dielectric properties. The crystalline structure and valence states of both the pure and Fe-doped samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was also used to examine the surface morphology with the integrated energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) unit to investigate the elemental composition of the deposited films. The dielectric measurements revealed that Fe doping enhanced the permittivity ( \(\varepsilon^{\prime}\) ~ 103 at 0.1 Hz for 10% Fe), increased dielectric loss due to improved charge transfer mechanisms, and systematically boosted AC conductivity with a distinct frequency-independent plateau at lower frequencies.