Photoluminescence Mechanisms of Metallic Zn Nanospheres, Semiconducting ZnO Nanoballoons, and Metal-semiconductor Zn/ZnO Nanospheres

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2014 Nov 11

PMID 25382186

Citations 10

Authors

Jin-Han Lin

Ranjit A Patil

Rupesh S Devan

Zhe-An Liu

Yi-Ping Wang

Ching-Hwa Ho

Yung Liou

Yuan-Ron Ma

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Abstract

We utilized a thermal radiation method to synthesize semiconducting hollow ZnO nanoballoons and metal-semiconductor concentric solid Zn/ZnO nanospheres from metallic solid Zn nanospheres. The chemical properties, crystalline structures, and photoluminescence mechanisms for the metallic solid Zn nanospheres, semiconducting hollow ZnO nanoballoons, and metal-semiconductor concentric solid Zn/ZnO nanospheres are presented. The PL emissions of the metallic Zn solid nanospheres are mainly dependent on the electron transitions between the Fermi level (E(F)) and the 3d band, while those of the semiconducting hollow ZnO nanoballoons are ascribed to the near band edge (NBE) and deep level electron transitions. The PL emissions of the metal-semiconductor concentric solid Zn/ZnO nanospheres are attributed to the electron transitions across the metal-semiconductor junction, from the E(F) to the valence and 3d bands, and from the interface states to the valence band. All three nanostructures are excellent room-temperature light emitters.

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