Strong Room-Temperature UV Emission of Nanocrystalline ZnO Films Derived from a Polymeric Solution
Journal
Chemical Physics Letters
Journal Volume
391
Journal Issue
4-6
Pages
278-282
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
ZnO nanocrystalline films have been prepared by sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction study revealed the wurtzite structure with a 〈002〉 texture. The films treated up to 500°C showed very strong UV emission at 3.3 eV with no distinct visible emission in both cathodoluminescence (CL) and photoluminescence (PL) measurements performed at room temperature. UV emission intensity was found to depend on the grain size and crystal orientation. A broad green emission at 2.4 eV, observed only in PL but not in CL, for the films treated at higher temperatures (≥700°C), is found to be due to the antisite defects rather than conventional oxygen vacancies. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Type
journal article