Ga-F共掺杂ZnO导电性和透射率的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,对本征ZnO,Ga、F单掺ZnO和Ga-F共掺ZnO的几何结构进行优化后计算了各体系的相关性质。结果表明各掺杂体系有各自的优缺点,在制作透明导电薄膜时可根据具体要求采取不同的掺杂方案。Ga掺杂ZnO比F掺杂ZnO的晶格畸变小。相同环境下Ga原子比F原子更容易进入ZnO晶格,因此掺杂后结构更加稳定。Ga、F掺杂都改善了ZnO的导电性,掺杂ZnO的载流子浓度比本征ZnO增加了3个数量级,相同浓度的F掺杂比Ga掺杂能产生更多的载流子。Ga-F共掺杂ZnO折中了上述Ga、F单掺杂ZnO的优缺点。另外,掺杂后ZnO的吸收边蓝移,以GaF共掺杂ZnO在紫外区域的透射率最大,在280~380 nm范围内其透射率在90%以上。     

Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO电子结构与光学性质的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法研究了本征ZnO、Y和Cu单掺杂ZnO、Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质. 计算结果表明, 在本文的掺杂浓度下, Y和Cu单掺杂可以提高ZnO的载流子浓度, 从而改善ZnO的导电性, Y-Cu共掺时ZnO半导体进入简并状态, 呈现金属性. Y 掺杂ZnO可以提高体系在紫外区域的吸收, 而Cu掺杂ZnO在可见光和近紫外区域发生吸收增强现象, 其中由于Y离子和Cu离子之间的协同效应, Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO时体系对可见光和近紫外区域的光子能量吸收大幅增加, 因此Y-Cu共掺杂ZnO可以用于制作光电感应器件.     

Co-Y共掺杂ZnO光电性质的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法研究了本征ZnO、Co和Y单掺杂ZnO、Co-Y不同配位共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质。计算结果表明,在本文的掺杂浓度下,Co和Y单掺杂可以提高ZnO的载流子浓度,从而改善ZnO的导电性,Co-Y共掺时ZnO半导体进入简并状态,呈现金属性。Co掺杂ZnO会在可见光和近紫外区域发生吸收增强现象,而Y掺杂ZnO可以提高体系在紫外区域的吸收,其中由于Co离子和Y离子之间的协同效应,Co-Y共掺ZnO时体系对可见光和近紫外区域的光子能量吸收大幅增加,因此Co-Y共掺杂ZnO可以用于制作光电感应器件。     

Co-Y共掺杂ZnO光电性质的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波赝势法研究了本征ZnO、Co和Y单掺杂ZnO、Co-Y不同配位共掺杂ZnO的电子结构和光学性质。计算结果表明,在本文的掺杂浓度下,Co和Y单掺杂可以提高ZnO的载流子浓度,从而改善ZnO的导电性,Co-Y共掺时ZnO半导体进入简并状态,呈现金属性。Co掺杂ZnO会在可见光和近紫外区域发生吸收增强现象,而Y掺杂ZnO可以提高体系在紫外区域的吸收,其中由于Co离子和Y离子之间的协同效应,Co-Y共掺ZnO时体系对可见光和近紫外区域的光子能量吸收大幅增加,因此Co-Y共掺杂ZnO可以用于制作光电感应器件。     

利用GGA+U法研究Cu和X(X=Cl,S和O)掺杂纤锌矿GaN电子结构和光学性质

掺杂是改进半导体禁带宽度的常用手段,而单掺杂与共掺杂对提高体系光催化性能的程度各不相同,为了更清楚的了解哪种方法对光催化性能的影响更大,因此本文利用GGA+U超软赝势法对本征GaN、Cu单掺及Cu-X(X=Cl, S和O)共掺GaN体系的电子结构及光学性质进行了研究.结果表明：共掺体系更加稳定,且共掺体系中Ga—N键的共价性更强,说明杂质数量越多对体系的晶格畸变影响越大;杂质的引入使体系产生了杂质能级,从而减小了体系的禁带宽度,共掺体系中还出现了空穴富余的现象,这有利于电子-空穴对的分离,进而提高体系的光催化性能;与单掺相比,共掺体系的吸收光谱红移幅度更大,由此可以推测出共掺对改善体系光催化性能的效果更显著.     

掺氟汞系1223相的结构与超导电性

合成了掺氟汞基铜酸盐超导体 .研究证明氟进入了 1 2 2 3相 ,占据元胞中O( 3)的晶格位置 .掺氟烧结而不退火样品的超导临界温度Tc 为 1 33.8K ,比不掺氟烧结标准样品的Tc 提高约 2 2K ,显示氟掺杂能够使样品中载流子浓度nh 不经退火一步接近最佳值 .F代O( 3)收缩了CuO2 面与电荷储存层间距离及氟的电负性比氧大是提高Tc 的主要原因 .     

Ag掺杂对n-ZnO纳米棒/p-GaN异质结结构和发光性能的影响

利用简单的水热合成法在p-GaN薄膜上制备了Ag掺杂的一维ZnO纳米棒(ZnO NRs),并且研究了Ag掺杂对于ZnO NRs结构和形貌以及n-ZnO NRs/p-GaN异质结发光特性的影响。结果表明,不同Ag掺杂浓度的ZnO纳米棒截面均呈六边形的棒状结构,且纳米棒的取向垂直于衬底;XRD分析结果表明,随着Ag掺杂浓度的增加,ZnO纳米棒(0002)晶面的峰位向衍射角减小的方向移动,表明Ag+置换了ZnO晶格中的部分Zn2+后使其晶格常数略增加;随着Ag掺杂浓度的增加,ZnO纳米棒近带边发光峰发生一定的红移并且强度逐渐减弱,黄带发光峰逐渐增强,n-ZnO NRs/p-GaN异质结具有更好的传输效率。     

氧空位浓度对氧化锌电阻阀片电学性质的影响

为研究氧空位浓度对氧化锌电阻阀片电学性质的影响,在微观层面上模拟了5种不同氧空位浓度的ZnO晶体模型.基于第一性原理计算了各模型体系的晶体结构、氧空位形成能、能带结构、态密度、载流子有效质量及电导率等.结果表明,随着氧空位浓度的增加,晶格常数和体积均随之减小,导致ZnO晶粒尺寸减小,单位厚度的晶界数量增加和压敏电压增大,氧空位形成能逐渐增大,高浓度氧空位形成越困难.在含有氧空位的体系中均产生了深能级电子陷阱,并且不同氧空位浓度产生的深能级电子陷阱俘获载流子的陷阱效应不同.在温度一定时,随着氧空位浓度的增加,ZnO的电导率逐渐减小,导电性能变弱,所得结果与实验相一致.     

取向Zn1-xMgxO纳米线阵列的制备及光学特性

采用化学气相沉积(CVD)法, 以高纯ZnO、Mg和活性C混合粉末为原料, 在Si(111)衬底上制备了不同配比的取向Zn1-xMgxO纳米线阵列. 用X射线衍射仪(XRD), 扫描电镜(SEM), 能量色散X射线分析(EDAX)及光致发光(PL)光谱分析仪对样品的晶体结构、形貌、成分组成和光致发光特性进行了分析. 用霍尔效应测量系统测试了不同配比样品的载流子浓度. 实验发现, 当Zn1-xMgxO纳米线阵列中Mg原子相对Zn原子摩尔比x值较小时(x<0.29), XRD衍射谱中只有ZnO晶体标准衍射峰, 没有MgO晶体衍射峰, 说明此时制备的Zn1-xMgxO纳米线样品晶格结构以ZnO纤锌矿结构为主, Mg原子只是作为替位或填隙原子分布在ZnO晶体中. 但当样品中x>0.53时, ZnO与MgO的特征衍射峰同时出现在样品的衍射谱图中, 说明随原料中Mg原子摩尔比的增加, 制备的Zn1-xMgxO纳米阵列样品中ZnO纤锌矿结构与MgO岩盐结构同时存在, 样品呈现多晶体结构形式. 实验还对比了制备的纯ZnO与不同配比的Zn1-xMgxO纳米线阵列的光致发光光谱和载流子浓度, 发现随Mg含量的增加, Zn1-xMgxO阵列紫光发光峰出现了较明显的蓝移现象, 同时, 测试结果也表明, 随Mg含量的增加, Zn1-xMgxO阵列的紫光和绿光峰发光强度都有所减弱, 样品的载流子浓度也随之下降. 文章对实验结果进行了分析和探讨.     

Ag掺杂对n-ZnO纳米棒/p-GaN异质结结构和发光性能的影响

利用简单的水热合成法在p-GaN薄膜上制备了Ag掺杂的一维ZnO纳米棒（ZnO NRs）,并且研究了Ag掺杂对于ZnO NRs结构和形貌以及n-ZnO NRs/p-GaN异质结发光特性的影响。结果表明,不同Ag掺杂浓度的ZnO纳米棒截面均呈六边形的棒状结构,且纳米棒的取向垂直于衬底;XRD分析结果表明,随着Ag掺杂浓度的增加,ZnO纳米棒（0002）晶面的峰位向衍射角减小的方向移动,表明Ag⁺置换了ZnO晶格中的部分Zn²⁺后使其晶格常数略增加;随着Ag掺杂浓度的增加,ZnO纳米棒近带边发光峰发生一定的红移并且强度逐渐减弱,黄带发光峰逐渐增强,n-ZnO NRs/p-GaN异质结具有更好的传输效率。     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Mg‐Doped ZnO NPs and ZnO/rGO Nanocomposites

A systematic experimental and theoretical study of the origin of the enhanced photocatalytic performance of Mg‐doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and Mg‐doped ZnO/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites has been performed. In addition to Mg, Cd was chosen as a doping material for the bandgap engineering of ZnO NPs, and its effects were compared with that of Mg in the photocatalytic performance of ZnO nanostructures. The experimental results revealed that Mg, as a doping material, recognizably ameliorates the photocatalytic performance of ZnO NPs and ZnO/graphene nanocomposites. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that the Mg‐doped and Cd‐doped ZnO NPs had the same size. The optical properties of the samples indicated that Cd narrowed the bandgap, whereas Mg widened the bandgap of the ZnO NPs and the oxygen vacancy concentration was similar for both samples. Based on the experimental results, the narrowing of the bandgap, the particle size, and the oxygen vacancy did not enhance the photocatalytic performance. However, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Barret–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) models showed that Mg caused increased textural properties of the samples, whereas rGO played an opposite role. A theoretical study, conducted by using DFT methods, showed that the improvement in the photocatalytic performance of Mg‐doped ZnO NPs was due to a higher electron transfer from the Mg‐doped ZnO NPs to the dye molecules compared with pristine ZnO and Cd‐doped ZnO NPs. Moreover, according to the experimental results, along with Mg, graphene also played an important role in the photocatalytic performance of ZnO.     

Comparative structure and optical properties of Ga-, In-, and Sn-doped ZnO nanowires synthesized via thermal evaporation

ZnO nanowires doped with a high concentration Ga, In, and Sn were synthesized via thermal evaporation. The doping content defined as X/(Zn + X) atomic ratio, where X is the doped element, is about 15% for all nanowires. The nanowires consist of single-crystalline wurtzite ZnO crystal, and the average diameter is 80 nm. The growth direction of vertically aligned Ga-doped nanowires is [001], while that of randomly tilted In- and Sn-doped nanowires is [010]. A correlation between the growth direction and the vertical alignment has been suggested. The broaden X-ray diffraction peaks indicate the lattice distortion caused by the doping, and the broadening is most significant in the case of Sn doping. The absorption and photoluminescence of Sn-doped ZnO nanowires shift to the lower energy region than those of In- and Ga-doped nanowires, probably due to the larger charge density of Sn.     

Influence of Ga dopant on photoelectrochemical characteristic of Ga‐doped ZnO thin films deposited by sol–gel spin‐coating technique

In this study, Ga‐doped ZnO thin films were prepared using sol–gel technique via spin‐coating method. The effect of Ga‐doping dopant (0, 1, 2 and 3 at.%) on microstructural, optical, electrical and photoelectrochemical (PEC) characteristics have been investigated. The spin‐coating was repeated six times, and as‐obtained thin films were then annealed at 500 °C for 1 h in vacuum. After annealing, all samples revealed single phase of hexagonal ZnO polycrystalline structure with a main peak of (002) in X‐ray diffraction (XRD) pattern. Raman spectra show that the vibration strength of E₂ is highly decreased by Ga doping. Thicknesses of all samples were ~300 nm measured via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) cross‐section images and alpha‐step. The optical band gap and resistivity of samples were in the range of 3.24 to 3.28 eV and 102 to 9 Ohm cm, respectively. Resulting from PEC response, the 2 at.% Ga‐doped ZnO thin film has a better PEC performance with photocurrent density of ~0.14 mA/cm² at 0.5 V versus saturated calomel electrode (SCE) under illumination with the intensity of 100 mW/cm². This value was about seven times higher than the un‐doped film (reference sample). Observed higher photocurrent density was likely because of a suitable Ga‐doping concentration causing a lower resistivity. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Improved optical and electrical properties of sol–gel-derived boron-doped zinc oxide thin films

Sol–gel spin-coating was used to grow zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films doped with 0–2.5 at.% B on quartz substrates. The structural, optical, and electrical properties of the thin films were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and van der Pauw Hall-effect measurements. All the thin films had deposited well onto the quartz substrates and exhibited granular morphology. The average crystallite size, lattice constants, residual stress, and lengths of the bonds in the crystal lattice of the thin films were calculated from the XRD data. The PL spectra showed near-band-edge (NBE) and deep-level emissions, and B doping varied the PL properties and increased the efficiency of the NBE emission. The optical transmittance spectra for the undoped ZnO and boron-doped zinc oxide (BZO) thin films show that the optical transmittance of the BZO thin films was significantly higher than that of the undoped ZnO thin films in the visible region of the spectra and that the absorption edge of the BZO thin films was blue-shifted. In addition, doping the ZnO thin films with B significantly varied the absorption coefficient, optical band gap, Urbach energy, refractive index, extinction coefficient, single-oscillator energy, dispersion energy, average oscillator strength, average oscillator wavelength, dielectric constant, and optical conductivity of the BZO thin films. The Hall-effect data suggested that B doping also improved the electrical properties such as the carrier concentration, mobility, and resistivity of the thin films.     

(Co,P)双掺杂MgF2电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,计算了纯MgF2晶体、Co掺杂MgF2晶体、P掺杂MgF2晶体和(Co,P)双掺杂MgF2晶体的电子结构和光学特性.结果表明,掺杂后的MgF2晶体发生了畸变,原子之间的键长也有所变化.(Co,P)双掺杂后,由于非金属原子p态和金属原子d态之间的轨道杂化,在MgF...     

First-principles Studies on Electronic Structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS

First-principles calculations have been performed to clarify the differences of the electronic structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS. Results show the local density approximation and local density approximation+U calculations are in good qualitative agreement with each other. After doping, impurity states appear near the Fermi level in both ZnO and ZnS cases.When ZnO is doped, the impurity states are delocalized in the whole conduction band. On the contrary, when ZnS is doped, though the p state of Ga is also delocalized, the s state is localized near the Fermi level. Partial charge density distributions of the frontier orbital show the same information. After an exchange of the crystal structures of ZnO and ZnS,results remain unchanged. The localized Ga s state accounts for the bad electrical properties of Ga-doped ZnS.     

Realizing luminescent downshifting in ZnO thin films by Ce doping with enhancement of photocatalytic activity

ZnO thin films doped with Ce at different concentration were deposited on glass substrates by spray pyrolysis technique. XRD analysis revealed the phase purity and polycrystalline nature of the films with hexagonal wurtzite geometry and the composition analysis confirmed the incorporation of Ce in the ZnO lattice in the case of doped films. Crystalline quality and optical transmittance diminished while electrical conductivity enhanced with Ce doping. Ce doping resulted in a red-shift of optical energy gap due to the downshift of the conduction band minimum after merging with Ce related impurity bands formed below the conduction band in the forbidden gap. In the room temperature photoluminescence spectra, UV emission intensity of the doped films decreased while the intensity of the visible emission band increased drastically implying the degradation in crystallinity as well as the incorporation of defect levels capable of luminescence downshifting. Ce doping showed improvement in photocatalytic efficiency by effectively trapping the free carriers and then transferring for dye degradation. Thus Ce doped ZnO thin films are capable of acting as luminescent downshifters as well as efficient photocatalysts.