Aqueous Synthesis of Ru Doped Hematite Nanostructures: A Morphological, Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Study

Figure 1

2θ XRD scans of hematite powder samples grown on TCO glass for 24 h at 95°C, as a function of dopant concentration: (a) undoped film, (b), (c), and (d) synthesized, respectively, with 0.006 g, 0.018 g, and 0.030 g of RuCl₃·xH₂O salt as doping precursor.

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