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Effect of surface defects on the visible emission from ZnO nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Harish Kumar Yadav ,
K. Sreenivas ,
Vinay Gupta ,
S.P. Singh  and
R.S. Katiyar
Harish Kumar Yadav
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
K. Sreenivas
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Vinay Gupta*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
S.P. Singh
Affiliation:
National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi-110012, India
R.S. Katiyar
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3343
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: vgupta@physics.du.ac.in
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Abstract

The luminescent property of ZnO nanoparticles prepared using the wet chemical method has been investigated. The ZnO nanoparticles in the range 5–10 nm exhibit hexagonal Wurtzite structure, and the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum at room temperature shows a broad visible luminescence band and insignificant near-bandgap emission. The broad green luminescence is dominant at both room and boiled off liquid-nitrogen temperature, while the ultraviolet band edge emission is strongly quenched. The prepared ZnO nanoparticles have residual intermediate compound on the surface in the form of an acetate group, which acts as defect centers for the emission of green luminescence. A trace amount of zinc hydroxide is observed in one of the samples and is found to further enhance the intensity of the green luminescence. Raman scattering studies on nanoparticles indicate that the acetate/hydroxyl groups are loosely bound on the surface and are not present in the interior of the ZnO crystal structure

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NanostructurePhotoemissionOxide
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 2007 , pp. 2404 - 2409
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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