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Photoluminescence property of ZnO–SiO2 composites synthesized by sol–gel method

Haiping He et al 2003 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 36 2972-2975   doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/23/017  Help

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Haiping He, Yuxia Wang1 and Youming Zou
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
1 Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed.
E-mail: wyxm@ustc.edu.cn

Abstract. The room temperature photoluminescence property of ZnO particles embedded in sol–gel silica was investigated. Three ZnO emissions at about 3.25 eV (ultraviolet (UV)), 2.8 eV (blue), and 2.45 eV (green) were observed. The blue and green emissions were ascribed to interstitial zinc and oxygen vacancy defects in ZnO. At heating temperatures above 900°C, the interaction of ZnO with SiO2 gave rise to Zn2SiO4, which enhanced the green emission markedly by limiting the oxidation process of oxygen vacancy. Heating in low oxygen pressure was found to enhance the UV emission substantially. The effects of heating temperature and ambient on blue and green emissions were also discussed.

Print publication: Issue 23 (7 December 2003)
Received 24 June 2003
Published 19 November 2003

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