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Synthesis and Strong Blue-Green Emission Properties of ZnO Nanowires

Liu Dong-Fang, Tang Dong-Sheng, Ci Li-Jie, Yan Xiao-Qin, Liang Ying-Xin, Zhou Zhen-Ping, Yuan Hua-Jun, Zhou Wei-Ya and Wang Gang

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ZnO nanowires were catalytically grown on Au-coated silicon substrates by the carbon thermal reduction method. The process involved addition of a low partial pressure of hydrogen sulphide to the argon carrier flow. The addition of H2S led to the higher yield and longer nanowires without any morphology change, and no sulphuric content was observed by the energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy in the resulting nanowires. The nanowires exhibited strong blue-green emission at room temperature and an increasing intensity when the partial pressure of H2S was raised. The temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra show that intensity of the blue-green emission, almost without shift, decreases slowly with increasing temperature. Heat treatments indicated that quenching resulted in a higher ratio of blue-green emission to ultraviolet emission.


PACS

78.67.-n Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures

82.80.Ej X-ray, Mössbauer, and other gamma-ray spectroscopic analysis methods

85.60.Jb Light-emitting devices

81.40.Gh Other heat and thermomechanical treatments

78.55.Et II-VI semiconductors

78.40.Fy Semiconductors

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Electronics and devices

Semiconductors

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Chemical physics and physical chemistry

Dates

Issue 6 (June 2003)

Received 10 March 2003



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