Photoluminescence from doped ZnS nanostructures

Photoluminescence (PL) properties of differently doped nanocrystalline ZnS encapsulated by ZnO (ZnS/ZnO) are reported. It is found that in all cases aluminium as an extra/additional dopant leads to PL enhancement. In comparison to reported blue emitting bulk ZnS:Ag, or green emitting bulk ZnS:Cu, our nanocrystalline samples show a different PL emission profile. This observation is attributed to nanogranule formation, different dopant levels and ZnO capping related energy level modifications.     

The magnetic phase transition in Cu-doped ZnO: From bulk to nanocluster

Using the first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory, we have investigated the magnetic properties of Cu-doped ZnO both in bulk and nanocluster. The calculated results show that the substitutional Cu ions are spin polarized and have a tendency to assemble. It is found that the ground state has shown a change from ferromagnetic phase to antiferromagnetic phase as the size for the doping system decreases from bulk to nanocluster. In bulk ZnO, the ferromagnetism is attributed to the strong hybridization between Cu 3d and O 2p states. In ZnO nanocluster, however, the antiferromagnetic exchange interaction is dominant because of the very close Cu–Cu distance.     

Paramagnetism in Cu-doped ZnO

Zn0.98 Cu0.02 O powders are prepared by the sol-gel method.A small number of CuO impurity phases are observed by the x-ray diffraction,indicating the solubility of Cu in ZnO is less than 2 at.%.The Zn0.98 Cu0.02 O powders exhibit diamagnetism at 300 K and paramagnetism at 5 K.After subtracting the diamagnetic contribution of ZnO bulk and the paramagnetic contribution of defects,Cu ions exhibit weak paramagnetism.By codoping Cu with Co or Mn in ZnO,only paramagnetism is observed at room temperature.     

A study of the orientation dependence of the electron energy loss spectra for single crystal films of copper and silver

Apart from two peaks caused by bulk and surface plasmons, four or five peaks (depending on the crystal type) of electron energy losses due to inter- and intraband electron transitions are observed in the investigation of the electron energy loss spectra for metals (Cu, Ag). A comparative analysis of the spectra for Cu or Ag films reveals a shift of bulk plasmon loss peaks to higher values for polycrystals, as in the case of transition metals and semiconductors. In a study concerning the orientation dependence of the energy loss spectra (ELS) for electrons scattered from the copper and silver surface, the anisotropy of the bulk plasmon peak is found when the incident beam’s polar angle or the sample’s azimuthal angle are altered. The anisotropy of the primary electron energy loss for plasmon excitation is also observed, depending on the sample orientation relative to the direction incident electrons. The energy losses are found to increase with an increasing atomic packing density of planes and crystal transparency relative to the incident beam.     

表面效应对Li掺杂的ZnO薄膜材料p型电导的影响

利用第一性原理的方法研究了在ZnO非极性表面和极性表面的不同原子层中, 分别用Li原子去替位Zn原子(记为Li_Zn)后的相对稳定性和热离化能. 计算结果表明Li_Zn处于ZnO表面区域时的稳定性优于在ZnO体中时的稳定性, 并且Li_Zn在表面区域的热离化能要比它在体结构中的热离化能大很多, 于是, ZnO表面效应的存在会使Li掺杂的ZnO薄膜材料的p型导电能力大幅度降低. 这个结果对低维ZnO体系p型掺杂有着重要的指导意义. 我们进一步发现, 在不同的ZnO表面区域里Li_Zn的热离化能会表现出很大的差异是源于不同的表面具有不同的静电势分布.     

Atomistic simulations of the adsorption and migration barriers of Cu adatoms on ZnO surfaces using COMB potentials

Cu/ZnO heterogeneous systems are used to catalyze the CO₂ hydrogenation to methanol, but questions remain about the nature of the active site and the role of Cu–ZnO interactions in the catalyst performance. The way in which ZnO surfaces support Cu clusters and stabilize their active sites is a key factor for maintaining catalyst activity. Processes such as sintering, alloying and encapsulation may play an important role in the activity of the catalyst but are difficult to model directly with density functional theory (DFT). In this work, we report the development of charge-optimized many-body (COMB) potentials to model the Cu/ZnO system. This potential is then used in conjugation with the dimer method, which uses the first derivative of the potential energy and the initial state of the transition to find saddle points, to examine the migration barriers of Cu adatoms on Cu and ZnO surfaces. These findings are validated against the results of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and published experimental data.     

氧化锌及纳米氧化锌研究进展

ZnO是一种重要的直接宽带隙半导体,室温下禁带宽度为3.37eV,激子束缚能为60meV,对于开发蓝绿、蓝光、紫外等多种发光器件有巨大潜力.纳米ZnO表现出与体材料明显不同的电学、磁学、光学、化学等性质,是目前纳米材料的研究热点之一.本文介绍了ZnO和纳米ZnO的一些基本性质,综述了近年来纳米ZnO的合成以及应用等方面研究的一些进展.     

Optical Analysis of Nanocrystalline ZnO Films Coated on Porous Silicon by Radio Frequency (RF) Magnetron Sputtering

Zinc oxide thin films have been deposited onto porous silicon (PSi) substrates at high growth rates by radio frequency (RF) sputtering using a ZnO target. The advantages of the porous Si template are economical and it provides a rigid structural material. Porous silicon is applied as an intermediate layer between silicon and ZnO films and it contributed a large area composed of an array of voids. The nanoporous silicon samples were adapted by photo electrochemical (PEC) etching technique on n-type silicon wafer with (111) and (100) orientation. Micro-Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy are powerful and non-destructive optical tools to study vibrational and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures. Both the Raman and PL measurements were also operated at room temperature. Micro-Raman results showed that the A₁(LO) of hexagonal ZnO/Si(111) and ZnO/Si(100) have been observed at around 522 and 530 cm^–1, re- spectively. PL spectra peaks are distinctly apparent at 366 and 368 cm^–1 for ZnO film grown on porous Si(111) and Si(100) substrates, respectively. The peak luminescence energy in nanocrystalline ZnO on porous silicon is blue-shifted with regard to that in bulk ZnO (381 nm). The Raman and PL spectra pointed to oxygen vacancies or Zn interstitials which are responsible for the green emission in the nanocrystalline ZnO.     

氢在担载金属表面的吸附研究

应用格林函数方法在紧束缚近似下研究了氢在担载金属表面的吸附性质。采用自洽的Anderson-Newns吸附模型,对氢在Pt/ZnO,Cu/ZnO和Ni/ZnO三种担载式复合体系表面的吸附能△E、吸附态能级E_ad作了计算,并讨论了金属簿层在ZnO衬底上的沉积厚度及金属-衬底相互作用对氢在该类复合体系表面的吸附性质的影响。计算表明,金属-衬底相互作用越强,氢在Pt(Cu,Ni)/ZnO体系表面的吸附能及电荷转移量越小。金属-衬底相互作用抑制了氢在金属表面的吸附。衬底对金属表面吸附性质的影 关键词：     

Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles: Synthesis, structural and electrical properties

Pure and Cu doped ZnO nanopowders (5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 at% Cu) have been synthesized using co-precipitation method. Transmission Electron Microscopic analysis has shown the morphology of ZnO nanopowders to be quasi-spherical. Powder X-ray Diffraction studies have revealed the systematic doping of Cu into the ZnO lattice up to 10% Cu, though the peaks corresponding to CuO in 10% Cu are negligibly very small. Beyond this level, there was segregation of a secondary phase corresponding to the formation of CuO. Fourier Transform Infrared spectra have shown a broad absorption band at ∼490 cm⁻¹ for all the samples, which corresponds to the stretching vibration of Zn-O bond. DC electrical resistivity has been found to decrease with increasing Cu content. The activation energy has also been observed to decrease with copper doping i.e. from ∼0.67 eV for pure ZnO to ∼0.41 eV for 30 at% Cu doped ZnO.     

MOCVD法制备Cu掺杂ZnO薄膜

通过金属有机物化学气相沉积(MOCVD)设备,在c-Al2 03衬底上生长本征和Cu掺杂ZnO( ZnO∶ Cu)薄膜.X射线衍射(XRD)谱观察到未掺杂的ZnO和ZnO∶ Cu样品都呈现出较好的c轴择优取向生长.X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表明Cu已掺入到ZnO薄膜中.利用光致发光(PL)测试对本征ZnO和ZnO∶ C...     

Effect of Cu doping on the static dielectric constant of nanocrystalline ZnO

Cu-doped ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple rheological phase reaction–precursors method using zinc acetate, cupric acetate and oxalic acid for different atomic percentages of Cu doping. X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the correct phase formation and compositions were obtained by energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Particle sizes were recorded from small angle X-ray scattering studies. The static dielectric constant, calculated from the shift in band-gap energy, showed a gradual decrease with Cu doping. A simple theoretical calculation, based on the Penn model, was performed to explain the observed change in dielectric constant with doping. The model could successfully describe the dependence of the static dielectric constant of nanocrystalline ZnO on doping concentration.     

Fermi level pinning at CdS/Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 interfaces: effect of chalcopyrite alloy composition

We introduce a quantitative model for the band diagram of ZnO/CdS/Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)₂ heterostructures and for carrier recombination at the CdS/chalcopyrite interface. We derive analytical expressions for the open circuit voltage and the Fermi energy position at the active interface. The open circuit voltage under interface recombination is almost independent from the band gap energy of the chalcopyrite when the valence band edge of the absorber remains at the same energy position. The analytical calculations are in relatively good agreement with numerical simulations. Experimental current–voltage analysis indicates that devices prepared from Cu-poor Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)₂ chalcopyrites are dominated by recombination in the bulk of the absorber while interface recombination prevails if the absorbers are prepared under Cu-excess. In the latter case, the experimentally determined interface barriers reveal that the interface Fermi energy position shifts upward on the energy scale upon increasing the Ga content into the absorber and remains at a relatively low energy value under S/Se alloying.     

Effect of strain on the structural and optical properties of Cu-N co-doped ZnO thin films

Polycrystalline ZnO thin films co-doped with Cu and N have been obtained by chemical bath deposition. Introduction of Cu and N causes the change of strained stress in ZnO films, which subsequently affects the structural and optical properties. The dependence of structural and optical properties of the ZnO films on lattice strained stress is investigated by XRD measurement, SEM, PL spectrum, optical reflection and Raman spectrum. The result of photoluminescence of Cu-N co-doped ZnO films indicates that the UV emission peaks shift slightly towards higher energy side with decrease in tensile strain and vise versa. The blue-shift of the absorption edge and up-shift of E2 (high) mode of the films can be observed in the optical reflection and Raman spectra.     

低能Co离子注入单晶ZnO的光致发光特性

采用离子注入法研究了Co离子注入ZnO晶体的光致发光效应。 对离子注入后的样品在Ar气保护下进行退火处理, 退火温度为700 ℃, 退火时间为10 min, 在其光致发光谱中观察到了406和370 nm的紫光发射峰。 对比了Co, Cu离子分别注入的ZnO晶体的光致发光谱, 观测到二者的光致发光谱类似。 同时, 研究了Co离子注入剂量对样品发光性质的影响, 结果表明随注入剂量的增加绿色发光中心逐渐向低能边偏移, 分析认为绿色发光中心的偏移与离子注入后ZnO晶体的禁带宽度发生改变相关。 In this paper, ion implantation techniques were used to study the photoluminescence(PL) of the Co implanted crystal ZnO. After Co ion implanted, the samples were annealed at 700 ℃ for 10 min in Ar gas flow. It was observed violet emission peak of 406 and 370 nm in the PL spectrum. The PL spectra of the ZnO crystal samples which were implanted by Co ions and Cu ions, respectively, have been compared and observed that the PL spectrum of the Co implanted ZnO is similar to that of the Cu implanted ZnO. We studied the influence of implantation dose on the PL of the Co implanted ZnO and found that the green luminescence centre shifted with increasing of implantation dose. It is concluded that the shift of the green luminescence centre is related to the change of ZnO band gap which was caused by ion implantation.     

Raman Spectroscopy and Magnetic Properties of Mn-Doped ZnO Bulk Single Crystal

Mn doped ZnO bulk single crystals are grown by the modified Bridgman method. The as-grown crystals are red in eolour. The additional Raman mode observed at 524cm^-1 is attributed to the Mn ions incorporating into ZnO crystal. The crystal exhibited paramagnetie under lower applied field below 2280 Oe. Then diamagnetism is observed in the crystal when the magnetic field rises up and becomes dominant under applied field above 5270 Oe. The magnetic susceptibility dependence on the temperature follows a Curie law indicating a typical paramagnetie characteristic under an applied field of 2kOe. No ferromagnetic ordering is observed in the as-grown Mn-doped ZnO crystal.     

内在缺陷与Cu掺杂共存对ZnO电磁光学性质影响的第一性原理研究

采用基于自旋密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势方法,研究了Cu掺杂ZnO (简称Cu_(Zn))与内在缺陷共存对ZnO电磁光性质的影响.结果表明,Cu是以替位受主的形式掺入的;制备条件对Cu_(Zn)及内在缺陷的形成起至关重要的作用,富氧条件下Cu掺杂有利于内在缺陷的形成,且Cu_(Zn)-O_i最易形成;相反在缺氧条件下,Cu掺杂不利于内在缺陷的形成.替位Cu的3d电子在价带顶形成未占据受主能级,产生p导电类型.与Cu_(Zn)体系相比,Cu_(Zn)-V_O体系中载流子浓度降低,导电性变差;Cu_(Zn)-V_(Zn)体系中载流子浓度几乎不变,对导电性没影响;Cu_(Zn)-O_i体系中载流子浓度升高,导电性增强.纯ZnO体系无磁性;而Cu掺杂ZnO体系,与Cu原子相连的O原子,电负性越小,键长越短,对磁矩贡献越大;Cu_(Zn)与Cu_(Zn)-O_i体系中的磁矩主要是Cu的3d电子与Z轴上O的2p电子耦合产生的;Cu_(Zn)中存在空位缺陷(V_O,V_(Zn))时,磁矩主要是Cu 3d电子与XY平面内O的2p电子强烈耦合所致;Cu_(Zn)中存在V_(Zn)时,磁性还包含V_(Zn)周围0(5, 6)号原子2p轨道自旋极化的贡献;所有体系中Zn原子自旋对称,不产生磁性.Cu_(Zn)-V_(Zn)和Cu_(Zn)-O_i缺陷能态中,深能级中产生的诱导态是0-0 2s电子相互作用产生的.Cu_(Zn)模型的光学带隙减小,导致吸收边红移;Cu_(Zn)-V_(Zn)模型中吸收和反射都增强,使得透射率降低.     

Nanocrystalline ZnO Film Grown on Porous SnO2/Si(111) Substrate

Porous tin oxide was prepared on silicon(111) substrate by the sol–gel route. Then, the samples were dried in air at 600°C for 30 min in an electric furnace. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images indicated the high density of the pores. Circular microvoids formed by the rigid shaped microarray network of 200–300 nm sizes are clearly seen in the plan view SEM image. The high homogeneity and uniformity of the porous region could also be visualized by this easy method. Nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have been deposited onto porous SnO₂substrates at high growth rates by radio frequency (RF) sputtering using a ZnO target. The surface morphology of the nanocrystalline ZnO films was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy is a powerful, contactless and excellent nondestructive optical tool to study the acceptor binding energy of ZnO nanostructures. The PL measurements were also operated at room temperature. The peak luminescence energy in nanocrystalline ZnO on porous SnO₂ is blue-shifted with regard to that in bulk ZnO (381 nm). PL spectra peaks are distinctly apparent at 375 nm for ZnO film grown on porous SnO₂/Si(111) substrates.     

Surface state energy shifts by molecular adsorption: CO ON Cu(111)

Molecular adsorption induced energy shifts of a surface state is observed for the Cu(111)/CO system. Angle resolved photoelectron energy spectra show that a zone center surface state shifts to higher energy relative to the Cu bulk bands. The effects is discussed in terms of charge transfer, molecular interaction range and absorption site.     

Investigation of Cu Doping,Morphology and Annealing Effects on Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO:Dy Nanostructures

Dysprosium (Dy) doped ZnO nanosheets and nanorods were synthesized by hydrothermal method. Effects of Cu doping, morphology and annealing in Oxygen ambient on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanostructures were investigated using X–ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. This study recommends that both of intrinsic and extrinsic defects facilitate energy transfer (ET) from the ZnO host to Dy³⁺ ions and consequently have an effective role on producing intense Dy emissions at indirect excitation. The results also revealed that annealing process improved the crystal structure of ZnO nanorods due to decrease of surface; however decreased ET and Dy emissions because of diminishing in oxygen vacancy. In addition, as a result of increasing of surface area in nanorods compared to nanosheets, the oxygen vacancies and ET were enhanced. Moreover the results exhibited that electrical and optical properties of ZnO:Dy can be tuned by various amount of Dy concentrations and also Cu doping.