Luminescence properties of Mn and Ni doped ZnS nanoparticles synthesized by capping agent

ZnS and transition metal (Mn and Ni) doped ZnS were synthesized by a simple chemical method using alkyl hydroxyl ethyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (HY) as capping agent. The structural and optical properties were studied using various techniques. FTIR and X-ray diffraction (XRD) can be used to identify the chemical bonding and crystal structure. The XRD analysis show that the particles are in cubic structure. The mean size of the nanoparticles calculated through Scherrer equation is in the range of 5–2.5 nm. Elemental dispersive analysis of doped samples reveals the presence of doping ions. The transmission electron microscopic studies show that the synthesized particles are in spherical shape. Optical characterization of both undoped and doped samples was carried out by ultraviolet–visible and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The absorption spectra of all the samples are blue shifted from the bulk ZnS.     

Epitaxially grown zinc-blende structured Mn doped ZnO nanoshell on ZnS nanoparticles

Zinc oxide in the bulk as well as in the nanocrystalline form is thermodynamically stable in the wurtzite structure. However, zinc oxide in the zinc-blende structure is more useful than that in the wurtzite structure due to its superior electronic properties as well as possibility of efficient doping. Therefore, zinc oxide shell is grown epitaxially on zinc sulphide core nanoparticles having zinc-blende structure. It is shown that doping of manganese could be achieved in zinc oxide nanoshell with zinc-blende structure.     

Synthesis, self-assembly, and properties of Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles

We report here a novel process to prepare Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles by a soft chemical route at low temperature. The synthesis process is based on the hydrolysis of zinc acetate dihydrate and manganese acetate tetrahydrate heated under reflux to 160-175 degrees C using diethylene glycol as a solvent. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the Mn doped ZnO crystallizes in a wurtzite structure with crystal size of 15-25 nm. These nano size crystallites of Mn doped ZnO self-organize into polydisperse spheres in size ranging from 100-400 nm. Transmission Electron Microscopy image also shows that each sphere is made up of numerous nanocrystals of average diameter 15-25 nm. By means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron spin resonance spectroscopy, we determined the valence state of Mn ions as 2+. These nanoparticles were found to be ferromagnetic at room temperature. Monodisperse porous spheres (approximately 250 nm) were obtained by size selective separation technique and then self-assembled in a closed pack periodic array through sedimentation with slow solvent evaporation, which gives strong opalescence in visible region.     

Structural,optical and electrical properties of Zn-doped SnO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the co-precipitation technique

Nanometric size Zn-doped SnO₂ particles with Zn concentration varying from 1 to 6 % were prepared using the co-precipitation method. X-ray diffraction patterns show for all samples a typical rutile-type tetragonal structure of SnO₂ without any additional peaks from spurious phases. These results together with transmission electron microscopy analyses have shown that the size of the nanoparticles decreases with Zn doping down to 4 nm. According to UV–visible absorption measurements this decrease of particle size is accompanied by a decrease of the band gap value from 3.34 eV for SnO₂ down to 3.28 eV for 6 % Zn doping. The electrical conductivity of the system has been investigated between 473 and 718 K, in the 200 Hz–5 MHz frequency range, by means of impedance spectroscopy. The temperature dependence of the bulk conductivity was found to obey the Arrhenius law with activation energies of 0.74 eV for SnO₂ and 0.69 eV for 6 % Zn doping.     

Investigation on structural,optical and dielectric properties of Co doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by gel-combustion route

We report the synthesis of Co doped ZnO nanoparticles by combustion method using citric acid as a fuel for 0%, 1%, 3%, 5% and 10% of Co doping. The structural, optical and dielectric properties of the samples were studied. Crystallite sizes were obtained from the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns whose values are decreasing with increase in Co content up to 5%. The XRD analysis also ensures that ZnO has a hexagonal (wurtzite) crystal structure and Co²⁺ ions were successfully incorporated into the lattice positions of Zn²⁺ ions. The TEM image shows the average particle size in the range of 10–20 nm for 3% Co doped ZnO nanoparticles. The energy band gap as obtained from the UV–visible spectrophotometer was found gradually increasing up to 5% of Co doping. The dielectric constants (?′, ?″), dielectric loss (tan δ) and ac conductivity (σ_ac) were studied as the function of frequency and composition, which have been explained by ‘Maxwell Wagner Model’.     

Structural and optical studies of yttrium oxide nanoparticles synthesized by co-precipitation method

Yttrium oxide (yttria) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method. As-synthesized and annealed powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV-visible (UV-vis), photoluminescence (PL) spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The XRD results show that the as-prepared sample has mixed phase of Y(OH)₃ and yttria (Y₂O₃). However, cubic yttrium oxide phase alone is found for annealed samples. The strain values are calculated from Williamson-Hall (W-H) plot for annealed samples. SEM and TEM micrographs show that the samples are composed of aggregated nanoparticles with different shapes and sizes. From the UV-vis spectra, it is found that the position of the absorption peak is shifted towards the lower wavelength side when particle size decreases. In the PL spectra, the broad emission bands are observed between 340 and 380 nm and the presence of metal oxide is confirmed by FTIR spectra.     

Photoluminescence and field emission properties of ZnS:Mn nanoparticles synthesized by rf-magnetron sputtering technique

Nanoparticles of ZnS:Mn have been grown by radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique on glass and Si substrates at a substrate temperature 300 K. X-ray diffraction patterns and selected area electron diffraction patterns confirmed the nanocrystalline cubic ZnS phase formation. TEM micrographs of the films revealed the manifestation of ZnS:Mn nanoparticles with an average size 6 nm. UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometric measurement showed that the films are highly transparent (90%) in the wavelength range 400–2600 nm. From the measurements of transmittance spectra of the films the direct allowed bandgap values have been calculated and they lie in the range 3.89–4.12 eV. The bandgap decreased with the increase of Mn concentration in the films. The Mn concentrations in the films have been varied from 0% to 8.9% and was measured by energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The photoluminescence of the Mn doped ZnS nanoparticles was measured. The intensity of the PL peaks at first increased with the increase of Mn concentration in the films up to 3.8% of Mn doping and at a Mn concentration higher than this, the intensity of PL peak decreased. Nanocrystalline ZnS:Mn showed good field emission property with a turn on field lying in the range 5.26–6.78 V/μm for a variation of anode to sample distance from 60 μm to 100 μm.     

Effect of bismuth on the properties of Mn ferrite nanoparticles prepared by co-precipitation method

Nanoparticles of MnBi_xFe_2−xO₄(x = 0.0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06) have been synthesized by a chemical co-precipitation method. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) reveals that bismuth exits in its Bi³⁺ and Bi⁵⁺ state. It was also observed that bismuth substitution enhances the grain growth and density. The dielectric constant (ε′) and the loss tangent (tan δ) increases with increase in bismuth content. Resistivity (ρ) and maximum magnetization (M) was found to decrease with increasing bismuth content.     

Structural properties of Sm doped cerium oxide nanorods synthesized by hydrolysis assisted co-precipitation method

Cubic phase of 5% samarium doped cerium oxide nanoparticles was successfully synthesized by hydrolysis assisted co-precipitation method. The average grain sizes of the as-prepared and annealed (800 °C) samples were 12-16 nm respectively. The rod like morphology of the post annealed sample was revealed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The nanoparticles exhibited the orange and red color emissions when excited at 330 nm. The as-prepared and annealed powders showed orange emission with maximum intensity at 574 nm which is the characteristic peak of the Sm³⁺ ion corresponding to the magnetic dipole transition between the ⁴G_5/2 and ⁶H_5/2 states. Size dependent luminous intensity was observed from photoluminescence studies.     

水热法合成氧化锌晶体形貌特征

本文采用水热法,在430℃,35%填充度,反应24h合成了ZnO晶体.当矿化剂浓度较低时,如1mol·L-1NaOH,只合成了ZnO微晶.提高矿化剂浓度可以合成出个体较大晶体,如采用5 mol·L-1NaOH作矿化剂时,合成晶体的长度达到500μm.以3mol·L-1 KOH作矿化剂时,合成晶体的长度为1500μm.以3 mol·L-1NaOH和1mol·L-1KBr作矿化剂时合成晶体的长度为700μm,直径200 μm,显露完整的晶面,显示晶体有较高的质量.除了大的晶体以外,合成产物中有大量的微晶和纳米晶簇.     

Optical and ferromagnetic characteristics of Mn doped ZnO thin films grown by filtered cathodic vacuum arc technique

Mn doped ZnO (ZnO:Mn) thin films with ~ 10 at.% of Mn were grown on quartz substrates by filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA) technique at low substrate temperature (≤ 200 °C). The influence of substrate temperature and oxygen flow rate on the optical, electrical and magnetic properties of the ZnO:Mn thin films was studied. Both room temperature ferromagnetism and ultraviolet photoluminescence were observed in all films. A maximum saturation moment of 2.9 × 10⁻²⁴ A m²/Mn can be achieved for the films grown in an optimum condition. This suggests that the fabrication of high-quality ZnO:Mn films by FCVA technique has the potential to realize efficient magneto-optic devices operating at ultraviolet regime.     

Visible luminescence mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by sol-gel method

We presented our investigations on the absorption and emission properties of the nanocrystalline ZnO particles of different particle sizes (2 nm-5 nm) by sol-gel method. In the room temperature PL spectra, three emission bands, ultraviolet (UV), blue and green were observed. With increasing the particle sizes, both the UV and the visible emission bands shifted to lower energies progressively. From the size-dependency, there was a linear relationship between the energetic maxima of the UV and the green emission bands with a slope of about 0.26, which indicated that the green luminescence of ZnO was produced by the transitions of electrons from deep level to the valence band (or shallow acceptor level). A linear dependence was also found between the energetic maxima of the UV and the blue emissions with a slope of 0.15, the origin this blue emission band is not clear at present. While in van Dijken et al.'s paper, however, they identified only two emission bands in the emission spectra, an UV and a broad visible emission band, and the linear fit between the energetic maxima of these two bands in particles of different sizes has a slope of 0.6, so they proposed that the visible emission in ZnO was originated from the recombination of a shallowly trapped electron with a deeply trapped hole. We attributed this divergence to the fact that the broad visible band is actually composed of two separate emission bands originated from two different recombination processes, and should not had been treated as one emission band.     

Synthesis and characterization of undoped and TM (Co,Mn) doped ZnO nanoparticles

Antibacterial activity of Transition metals (Mn, Co) doped ZnO nanopowders prepared by a DC thermal plasma method against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are investigated. The phase and morphology studies have been carried out by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) respectively. All the samples of the present investigation are found to have hexagonal wurtzite structure and crystallite sizes are found to vary from 25 nm to 30 nm. Our bacteriological study showed the enhanced antibacterial activity of transition metals doped ZnO nanoparticles than undoped ZnO indicating the great potential of ZnO nanoparticles in relevant clinical and biomedical applications.     

Investigation on Mn doped ZnO thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering

In this paper, we have investigated the Zn_1 − x Mn_xO (x = 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15) thin films grown by RF magnetron sputtering. The grown films on sapphire [Al₂O₃(0001)] substrates have been characterized using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Photoluminescence (PL) and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) in order to investigate the structural, optical and magnetic properties of the films respectively. It is observed from XRD that all the films are single crystalline with (002) preferential orientation along c-axis. PL spectra reveal that the addition of Mn marginally shifts the Near Band Edge (NBE) position towards the higher energy side. The magnetic measurements of the films using VSM clearly indicate the ferromagnetic nature.     

Influence of cerium dopant on magnetic and dielectric properties of ZnO nanoparticles

Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with different Ce doping concentrations (0, 0.96, 1.96, 2.52 and 3.12 at.% of Ce) were prepared by the chemical co-precipitation method. Energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays confirms the presence of Ce in Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles. Raman spectra revealed the hexagonal wurtzite structure of pure and Ce-doped ZnO nanoparticles and presence of various defects. The photoluminescence spectra exhibited enhanced violet and blue emission peak intensities for 0.96 at.% of Ce, while broad band green emissions decreased with Ce content. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies revealed the presence of oxygen vacancies (V _O), zinc vacancies (V _Zn) and Ce³⁺ ions in the prepared ZnO nanoparticles. VSM studies showed room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) in the Ce-doped ZnO NPs. The substituted Ce³⁺ions found to induce RTFM along with V _O, V _Zn in correlation with the results obtained from the EPR, PL and Raman studies. The variation of dielectric constants (ε _r), dielectric loss (ε″) and ac conductivity (σ _ac) as a function of frequency and Ce concentration is studied using ‘Maxwell–Wagner Model.’