Synthesis of finely dispersed forms of zinc oxide doped with rare-earth elements (review)

Abstract

The paper summarizes the literature data, considers methods for producing highly dispersed forms of zinc oxide doped with rare earth elements. Alloying ZnO with rare earths and 4d transition elements is a popular method of manipulating the optical properties of ZnO systems. These systems may also have their own ferromagnetism due to their magnetic moment transmitted to 4f and 4d electrons. Investigations of authors in this field with the aim of using ZnO in metal / oxide composites are also described: the properties of zinc oxide doped REM powders obtained by various technological methods are studied. We studied the work on obtaining the described structures, the selection of the best technological parameters for the growth of thin films. In connection with the development of nanotechnology, REE compounds have become even more popular and are used to produce nanoluminophores, thin films, microporous membranes, and sol-gel glasses.