Enhancement of the structure, solar cells and vibrational studies of undoped CuCr2O4 and La-doped CuCr2O4 semiconductor compounds

In the present paper, we report the successful synthesis of spinel-type of CuCr(2)O(4) and La doped CuCr(2)O(4) semiconductor nanoparticles by a microwave method. Starting with the precursor complex, this technique includes the creation of homogenous solid intermediates, which reduces atomic diffusion pathways during the microwave process. CuCr(2)O(4) and La doped CuCr(2)O(4) were characterized by the following analytical methods for instance X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results demonstrated that modifying the precursor had a significant impact on the size, solar cell size, as well as reaction period of synthesizing CuCr(2)O(4) and La doped CuCr(2)O(4). The impacts of precursors on the morphological and structural characteristics of CuCr(2)O(4) and La doped CuCr(2)O(4) were examined for the first time in this publication.