Abstract
Mg0.05Zn0.95O/SiO2 nanocomposite films in the molar ratio 25:75 consisting of Mg0.05Zn0.95O nanoparticles embedded in a dielectric matrix were prepared by sol-gel technique (spin coating). Optical transmittance, Raman effect and photoluminescence measurements of the composites indicated effective capping of the Mg 0.05Zn0.95O nanoparticles (radii 1. 61-1.68 nm) in the host showing practically no variation of particle size with the post deposition annealing treatments. The blue shift of the band gap (4.29-4.23 eV) from that of bulk Mg0.05Zn0.95O indicated strong carrier confinement for samples annealed at T ≤ 873 K. Highly intense UV emission ( ∼4.14 eV) compared to that of defect related emission (2.59 eV) at room temperature was obtained by incorporating 5% Mg in ZnO.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195-201 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Mg Zn O
- Nanocomposite
- Optical property
- Sol-gel
- Thin film
- UV luminescence