“…Since the past decades, a-Fe 2 O 3 has gained extensive scientific importance in materials science because of its important role in various applications namely gas sensor, supercapacitor, dye sensitized solar cell, photocatalyst, lithium ion battery and in microbial fuel cells (Lee et al, 2001;Fan et al, 2011;Mulenko et al, 2012;Rahman and Joo, 2013;Cavas et al, 2013;Akhavan, 2010;Hsien et al, 2013;Kitaura et al, 2008;Kulal et al, 2011;Ji et al, 2011). In recent years, many researchers have studied the role of doping in a-Fe 2 O 3 to improve its applicability for electrochemical sensors, solid oxide fuel cell and photo splitting of water etc.…”