ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米线界面缺陷的形成及发光特性研究

ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米结构因具有优异的光电特性,在光电子领域极具应用前景,其依靠核壳结构界面处载流子的束缚效应可更加有效地控制载流子的产生、传输和复合过程。为讨论ZnO/ZnS核壳结构界面状态及其相应的光学特性,生长了不同程度硫粉硫化的ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米线,再利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)及光致发光光谱(PL)等测试表征手段,分析并讨论经过不同程度硫粉硫化后的ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米线界面处的结构及其光学性质的变化。通过分析ZnO/ZnS核壳结构形貌发现,ZnS成功包覆ZnO纳米线。随着硫化程度的增加,ZnO核结构被破坏,并在核壳界面处引入缺陷,导致形成具有不同结晶质量的ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米线结构,从而会影响ZnO/ZnS核壳纳米线的光学性质。结果表明,ZnO/ZnS核壳界面处缺陷较少时,对载流子的产生和传输具有一定的束缚作用,可以抑制非辐射复合效应,提高材料光学性能;当界面缺陷增加时,形成的缺陷能级则会降低材料的光学性能。     

异质结型CuO/ZnO复合纳米线的制备及光催化性能

在室温下,通过溶液法在Cu衬底上制备了CuO纳米线,然后采用溶剂热法在CuO纳米线表面生长ZnO纳米颗粒以构建CuO/ZnO复合纳米线异质结构.利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射仪和X射线光电子能谱分析了样品的形貌、结构和元素组成.结果显示CuO/ZnO复合纳米线由ZnO纳米颗粒和CuO纳米线组成.在模拟太阳光照射下,...     

β-碳化硅/碳纳米管核壳结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了β-碳化硅/(15, 0) 碳纳米管和β-碳化硅/(16, 0)碳纳米管核壳结构的电子结构特性. 结果表明, 两种核壳异质结构都呈现出金属性, 它们的金属性主要是由碳纳米管和碳化硅纳米线表面的原子所贡献的. 碳化硅纳米线表面呈现的金属性由其结构本身决定, 而对于金属性的 (15, 0) 和半导体性的 (16, 0) 碳纳米管在填充碳化硅纳米线之后都表现出金属性, 主要是由于碳纳米管和碳化硅纳米线之间的电荷转移导致的, 而并不是由于碳纳米管形变造成的. 关键词： 核壳结构 电子结构 第一性原理     

核/壳结构的ZnS:Mn/SiO_2纳米粒子的制备及发光性质研究

采用溶剂热法制备了Mn离子掺杂的ZnS纳米粒子(ZnS∶Mn),然后利用正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)的水解反应对其进行了不同厚度的SiO2无机壳层包覆。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及荧光发射光谱(PL)对样品的结构及光学性质进行了表征和研究。包覆SiO2壳层后,粒子的粒径明显增大并且在ZnS∶Mn纳米粒子表面可以观察到明显的SiO2壳层。XPS测试印证了ZnS∶Mn/SiO2的核壳结构。随着SiO2壳层的增厚,ZnS∶Mn/SiO2的Mn离子的发光先增强后减弱,这是因为SiO2壳层同时具有表面修饰和降低发光中心浓度这两种相反的作用。当壳层厚度(壳与核的物质的量的比)达到5时,发光效果达到最好,其强度达到未包覆样品的7.5倍。     

核壳结构CdS/ZnS纳米微粒的制备与光学特性

用微乳液法制备CdS纳米微粒 ,以ZnS对其进行表面修饰 ,得到具有核壳结构的CdS/ZnS纳米微粒 .采用X射线衍射 (XRD)、透射电镜 (TEM )表征其结构、粒度和形貌 ,紫外 可见吸收光谱 (UV)、光致发光光谱(PL)表征其光学特性 .制得的CdS近似呈球形 ,直径为 3.3nm ;以XRD和UV证实了CdS/ZnS核壳结构的实现 .研究了不同ZnS壳层厚度对CdS纳米微粒光学性能的影响 ,UV谱表明随着壳层厚度的增加纳米微粒的吸收带边有轻微的红移 ,同时短波吸收增强 ;PL谱表明壳层ZnS的包覆可减少CdS纳米微粒的表面缺陷 ,带边直接复合发光的几率增大 ,具有合适的壳层厚度时发光效率大大提高 .     

核壳结构在表面增强荧光中的研究进展

表面增强荧光是一种跨空间的相互作用,受荧光分子和金属纳米颗粒之间距离的影响。核壳结构因其制备方法简便、壳层厚度易调节等特点而成为近几年备受关注的研究课题。本文介绍了几种广泛应用于表面增强荧光研究的核壳结构及其国内外研究进展,主要包括金属纳米颗粒作为核心的壳层结构、金属纳米颗粒作为壳层的壳层结构以及一些其他核壳结构,并结合研究现状对核壳结构的未来发展做出展望。     

水雾包裹沙尘颗粒核壳结构的散射特性研究

基于离散偶极子近似法(DDA),对水雾包裹沙尘颗粒的核壳结构光学特性进行研究,计算了长短轴比例为2∶1的椭球形粒子的核壳结构内、外层厚度及散射角度变化对光散射特性的影响。结果表明,内核大小不变,外层厚度由1.2 μm增大到4.8 μm,核壳双层颗粒散射系数和消光系数由3.4和3.43降低到2.543和2.545,且散射相对强度也明显增大。外层厚度不变,内核厚度由0.6 μm增加到2.4 μm,散射系数和消光系数由3.105和3.111变化为2.76和2.9;可见外层厚度对核壳双层颗粒散射特性的影响更大,这是由于散射光主要与外层物质相互作用引起的。散射相对强度随波长的增加而降低,随核壳结构尺度的增加呈现递增的规律。该结果对大气中气溶胶和水雾共同作用时的散射特性,激光在其中的传输特性等研究有参考价值。     

不同壳层厚度的LaF_3∶Eu~(3+)/LaF_3核壳结构纳米颗粒制备及发光性质

表面缺陷会使纳米材料的发光中心产生严重的猝灭,而适当厚度的同质包覆层会减少其猝灭。本文利用共沉淀法合成了LaF3∶Eu3+纳米颗粒和LaF3∶Eu3+/LaF3核壳结构纳米颗粒,研究了颗粒的晶体结构、形貌以及不同壳层厚度对发光性能的影响。研究发现:LaF3∶Eu3+核心和LaF3∶Eu3+/LaF3核壳结构均为六方结构。包覆同质壳层可以提高稀土离子的发光性能,包覆厚度的不同导致LaF3∶Eu3+/LaF3核壳结构的荧光强度与衰减时间均发生改变。其原因是未掺杂的LaF3壳层可以将发光中心Eu3+离子与LaF3∶Eu3+核心的表面隔离,进而减少表面对发光中心的猝灭,提高材料的发光性能。这种修饰作用与壳层厚度相关。     

核壳型ZnS∶Cu/ZnS量子点的制备及发光性质

本文采用水相合成方法制备了ZnS∶Cu量子点并进行了ZnS壳层修饰,研究了壳层厚度对ZnS∶Cu量子点光学性质的影响,采用TEM、XRD、PL、PLE和UV-Vis等测试方法对其进行了表征。实验结果表明,合成的ZnS∶Cu/ZnS量子点为立方闪锌矿,尺寸分布均匀呈球形,分散性良好,经过壳层修饰平均粒径由2 nm增加到3.2 nm。随着ZnS壳与ZnS核量的比的增加,量子点的PLE激发峰位置和UV-Vis吸收谱线出现红移,也说明了量子点的尺寸增大,证明ZnS在ZnS∶Cu量子点的表面生长,形成了核壳结构的ZnS∶Cu/ZnS量子点。随着壳层增厚,量子点与铜离子发光中心相关的发射峰强度先增大后减小,当壳核比n_s/n_c=2.5时,发光强度达到最大。     

水溶性CdTe/CdS纳米晶表面SiO2壳层的反相胶束法包覆

"提出了一种水相中制备CdTe/CdS核壳结构纳米粒子的方法.用Te粉作为碲源,用Na2S作为硫源,在50 ℃下制备了CdTe/CdS核壳结构纳米粒子. 用紫外可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱分析了CdS壳层对CdTe核的影响. 随CdS壳层厚度的增加,紫外可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱均发生了红移. CdS壳层厚度较薄时,CdTe/CdS纳米晶的荧光强度较CdTe纳米粒子有显著提高;而CdS壳层厚度较厚时,CdTe/CdS纳米晶的荧光强度会逐渐降低. 用反相胶束法在CdTe/CdS核壳结构纳米粒子的表面包被一层SiO2,     

Preparation and photoluminescence properties of silica-coated CuO nanowires

We have fabricated cupric oxide (CuO)-core/silica (SiO _x )-shell nanowires by using a two-step process: thermal oxidation and sputtering. The structure and photoluminescence (PL) properties of the core/shell nanowires has been investigated by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and PL analysis techniques. The CuO cores and the SiO _x shells of the as-synthesized nanowires have crystalline monoclinic CuO and amorphous SiO _x structures, respectively. The PL emission intensity of the CuO-core/SiO _x -shell nanowires has been increased but the emission peak position has not been nearly shifted by annealing in a nitrogen atmosphere, whereas the emission peak position has been shifted a lot from 510 to around 650 nm as well as the emission intensity has been increased by annealing in an oxygen atmosphere. In addition, the origin of the PL enhancement in the CuO-core/SiO _x -shell nanowires by annealing and the growth mechanism of the CuO nanowires have been discussed.     

Synthesis and ignition of energetic CuO/Al core/shell nanowires

Energetic thermites (mixtures of Al and metal oxides), due to their high energy densities, have broad applications in propulsion, thermal batteries, waste disposal, and power generation for micro systems. Reducing the sizes of Al and metal oxides down to the nanoscale has been shown to be effective in increasing their reaction rates and reducing their ignition delays. However, it remains a challenge to create mixtures of Al and metal oxides with nanoscale uniformity. Here we report synthesis and ignition studies on thermites with a new nanostructure, i.e., CuO/Al core/shell nanowires (NWs). The CuO NW cores were synthesized by the thermal annealing of copper films and served as templates for the deposition of Al shells by subsequent sputtering. The advantage of such a core/shell NW structure is that CuO and Al are uniformly mixed at the nanoscale. The onset temperatures of the exothermic reaction of the core/shell NWs were similar to those of nanoparticle (NP)-based thermites in terms of magnitude, insensitivity to equivalence ratios and sensitivity to heating rates. Moreover, the core/shell NW thermites, compared to NP-based thermites, exhibit greatly improved mixing uniformity and reduced activation energy for the thermite reaction.     

Atomic layer deposition coating of ZnO shell for GaN-ZnO core-sheath heteronanowires

We have synthesized GaN-core/ZnO-shell nanowires and investigated effects of the ZnO coating. The X-ray diffraction pattern showed that as-synthesized samples are composed of GaN and ZnO. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that the deposited ZnO shell layer is poly-crystalline. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of GaN has been changed by the ZnO coating, where emission bands centered at roughly 1.9 eV, 2.5 eV, and 3.3 eV were newly added to the emissions from core GaN nanowires. We found that overall PL intensity has been significantly increased by coating the ZnO shell layers.     

Structural, Raman, and photoluminescence characteristics of ZnO nanowires coated with Al-doped ZnO shell layers

Al-doped ZnO (AZO) shell layers were coated on core ZnO nanowires to fabricate ZnO/AZO core–shell nanowires. The energy-dispersive X-ray spectra confirmed the presence of Al element in the shell layers, and the lattice resolved transmission electron microscopy image revealed that these layers corresponded to the hexagonal ZnO structure. The X-ray diffraction pattern exhibited a shift of the ZnO peaks, suggesting the substitutive incorporation of Al into the ZnO lattice. The A₁(LO) mode line in the Raman spectra was enhanced by the AZO coating. In the photoluminescence measurements, the AZO coating enhanced the intensity ratio of the UV to green emission.     

Fabrication and characterization of CuO-core/TiO2-shell one-dimensional nanostructures

We have fabricated CuO-core/TiO₂-shell one-dimensional nanostructures by coating the CuO nanowires with MOCVD-TiO₂. The structure of the core/shell nanowires has been investigated by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis techniques. The CuO-cores and the TiO₂-shells of the as-synthesized nanowires have been found to have crystalline monoclinic CuO and crystalline tetragonal anatase TiO₂ structures, respectively. The CuO-core/TiO₂-shell nanowires are winding and has rougher surface, whereas the CuO nanowires are straight and have smoother surface.Influence of the substrate temperature and the growth time on the structure such as the morphology, size, and crystallographic orientation of CuO nanowires synthesized by thermal oxidation of Cu foils have also been investigated. All the nanowires have only the CuO phase synthesized at 600 °C, whereas those synthesized at 400 °C have both CuO and Cu₂O phases. The highest density of CuO nanowires with long thin straight morphologies can be obtained at 600 °C. In addition, the growth mechanism of the CuO nanowires has been discussed.     

Structures of nanowires with Zn-ZnO:CuO junctions for detecting ethanol vapors

The synthesis of ZnO-ZnO:CuO structures in the form of overlapping layers of nanowires of pure and copper oxide-doped zinc oxide is described. These structures are tested as ethanol vapor sensors. The following two-stage method is used to form ZnO:CuO nanowires. At the first stage, ZnO nanowires are formed by chemical deposition from a solution. At the second stage, arrays of ZnO nanowires are coated with a copper-containing layer. The CuO content on the surface of ZnO nanowires is changed by varying the number of immersions in a Cu(NO₃)₂ solution. The formed structures are studied by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The interaction of the grown sensor structures with ethanol vapors is analyzed by measuring the potential difference between the layers of pure zinc oxide and copper oxide-modified zinc oxide in the temperature range 190–300°C. The response of the sensor is investigated at various ethanol vapor concentrations and detection temperatures.     

CuO/Al2O3、CuO/CeO2-Al2O3和CuO/La2O3-Al2O3催化剂中CuO物种被CO氧化的比较

用浸渍法制备了CuO/Al2O3 (Cu/Al)、CuO/CeO2- Al2O3 (Cu/CeAl)和CuO/La2O3-Al2O3(Cu/LaAl)催化剂. 通过原位XRD、Raman和H2-TPR方法， 对催化剂中的CuO物种以及CuO-Al2O3的固-固相反应进行了表征. 结果表明，对于Cu/Al催化剂，CuAl2O4存在于CuO与Al2O3层之间，CuO以高分散和晶相两种相态存在于催化剂的表层；对于Cu/CeAl催化剂，除了少量高分散和晶相的CuO存在于表层外，大部分CuO迁移到了CeO2的内层，     

Interfacial engineering of CuO nanorod/ZnO nanowire hybrid nanostructure photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cell

Developing efficient and cost-effective photoanode plays a vital role determining the photocurrent and photovoltage in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here, we demonstrate DSSCs that achieve relatively high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) by using one-dimensional (1D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires and copper (II) oxide (CuO) nanorods hybrid nanostructures. CuO nanorod-based thin films were prepared by hydrothermal method and used as a blocking layer on top of the ZnO nanowires’ layer. The use of 1D ZnO nanowire/CuO nanorod hybrid nanostructures led to an exceptionally high photovoltaic performance of DSSCs with a remarkably high open-circuit voltage (0.764 V), short current density (14.76 mA/cm² under AM1.5G conditions), and relatively high solar to power conversion efficiency (6.18%) . The enhancement of the solar to power conversion efficiency can be explained in terms of the lag effect of the interfacial recombination dynamics of CuO nanorod-blocking layer on ZnO nanowires. This work shows more economically feasible method to bring down the cost of the nano-hybrid cells and promises for the growth of other important materials to further enhance the solar to power conversion efficiency.     

Cu/C核/壳纳米结构的气相合成、形成机理及其光学性能研究

采用乙酰丙酮铜为原料, 通过化学气相沉积大批量制备出Cu/C核/壳纳米颗粒和纳米线. 研究结果表明, 通过控制沉积温度可对Cu/C核/壳纳米材料的形貌和结构进行很好的控制. 比如, 沉积温度为400 ℃时可获得直径约200 nm的Cu/C核/壳纳米线, 沉积温度为450 ℃ 时可获得直径约200 nm的Cu/C核/壳纳米颗粒和纳米棒的混合产物, 沉积温度为600 ℃时可获得直径约22 nm的Cu/C核/壳纳米颗粒. 获得的Cu/C核/壳纳米结构是由一个新颖的凝聚机理形成的, 而这种机理不同于著名的溶解-析出机理. 紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱分析结果表明: Cu/C核/壳纳米线和纳米颗粒均在225 nm处出现Cu的吸收峰, 同时在620 和616 nm处分别出现了纳米线和纳米颗粒的表面等离子共振吸收峰. Cu/C核/壳纳米线在312 和348 nm处、 Cu/C核/壳纳米颗粒在304 和345 nm处出现荧光发射谱峰. 关键词： Cu/C核/壳结构 纳米线 纳米颗粒 光学性能     

Enhanced near-band-edge emission and field emission properties from plasma treated ZnO nanowires

Near-band-edge emission in photoluminescence of ZnO nanowires was found to be significantly improved after plasma treatment. The ratio of ultraviolet emission peak intensity before and after plasma treatment is as high as 3.5. Field emission properties were considerably enhanced after plasma treatment as well. Current emission density has been increased two orders of magnitude under the same electric field. Passivation of surface states and surface morphology change were found to be responsible for such an effective improvement. Our results suggest that the plasma treatment method is effective in enhancing both the near-band-edge emission in photoluminescence and field electron emission performance from ZnO nanowires.