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In the present work, we report the preparation and study of tin (Sn) substituted polycrystalline HfO2, which is known for its fascinating ferroelectric properties. Hf1-xSnxO2 (x=0 to 0.1) are prepared by conventional solid state reaction method and characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, 119 Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy and dielectric / ferroelectric measurements. XRD of all the samples is analyzed considering P21/c (monoclinic) space-group, however less intense un-reacted SnO2 peaks were observed for x ≥ 3% substitution. Raman spectra of all the samples is observed to be characteristic of P21/c phase. The 119 Sn Mössbauer spectra show a broad absorption line and the obtained hyperfine parameters are more or less same for all the compositions studied, within the experimental error, indicating the presence of parent P21/c phase with Sn substitution. No switchable polarization is observed from bulk ferroelectric measurements, corroborating the observed XRD, Raman and Mössbauer results i.e., the presence of only P21/c (monoclinic) phase. The present results are discussed in the context of recent theory works in HfO2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document is a correction notice for an article titled "Structural and 119Sn Mössbauer study of Hf1¿xSnxO2" published in the journal Hyperfine Interactions. The correction addresses an issue with Figure 1 in the original article, where the fitted data was missing for some frames. The corrected version of the article can be found online. The document also includes contact information for the corresponding author and mentions the publisher's neutral stance on jurisdictional claims and institutional affiliations. [Extracted from the article]