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The photoluminescence properties of zinc oxide nanofibres prepared by electrospinning

Periasamy Viswanathamurthi1,2, Narayan Bhattarai3, Hak Yong Kim2,4 and Douk Rae Lee2

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The morphology and optical properties of zinc oxide fibres with diameters in the nanometre to micrometre range are reported. The PVA/zinc acetate organic/inorganic hybrid nanofibres were successfully prepared by electrospinning using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and zinc acetate. Pure zinc oxide fibres were obtained by high-temperature calcination of the hybrid fibres in air. The nanofibres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), x-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. The photoluminescence spectra under excitation at 325 nm showed an ultraviolet emission at 3.13 eV and a green emission at 2.21 eV. These nanofibres could be used as light emitting devices in nanoscale optoelectronic applications.


PACS

78.55.Et II-VI semiconductors

78.30.Fs III-V and II-VI semiconductors

68.37.Hk Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (including EBIC)

61.05.cp X-ray diffraction

68.37.Ps Atomic force microscopy (AFM)

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Semiconductors

Surfaces, interfaces and thin films

Dates

Issue 3 (March 2004)

Received 21 July 2003

Published 19 December 2003



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