Synthesis, structural, optical and Raman studies of pure and lanthanum doped ZnSe nanoparticles

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.08.060· OSTI ID:22341827

Kumar, Pushpendra ^[1]; Singh, Jai ^[1]; Pandey, Mukesh Kumar ^[2]; Jeyanthi, C. E. ^[3]; Siddheswaran, R. ^[4]; Paulraj, M. ^[5]; Hui, K. N. ^[6]

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1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005 (India)
2. Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan (China)
3. Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046 (India)
4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepcion (Chile)
5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical sciences and Mathematics, University of Concepcion, Casilla 160, Concepcion (Chile)
6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 609-735 (Korea, Republic of)

Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • Template-free synthesis of ZnSe and ZnSe:La nanoparticles was developed at low temperature 100 °C. • Cubic ZnSe and ZnSe:La nanoparticles were obtained by chemical route. • As-synthesized ZnSe:La nanoparticles showed higher emission intensity than ZnSe nanoparticles. • Band gap (E{sub g}) of ZnSe nanoparticles was bigger than ZnSe nanoparticles due to nanosized effect. - Abstract: In this work, a simple, effective and reproducible chemical synthetic route for the production of high-quality, pure ZnSe nanoparticles (NPs), and lanthanum-doped ZnSe (ZnSe:La) NPs is presented. The wide bandgap, luminescent pure ZnSe and ZnSe:La NPs has been synthesized at a low temperature (100 °C) in a single template-free step. The size and optical bandgap of the NPs was analyzed from powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–visible (UV–vis) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). A broad photoluminescence (PL) emission across the visible spectrum has been demonstrated by a systematic blue-shift in emission due to the formation of small nanoparticles. Here, contribution to emission intensity from surface states of NPs increases with La doping. TEM data revealed that the average size of ZnSe and ZnSe:La NPs is 14 and 8 nm, respectively. On the other hand, band gap energy E{sub g} of ZnSe and ZnSe:La NPs were found to be 3.59 eV and 3.65 eV, respectively. Results showed that hydrazine hydrate played multiple roles in the formation of ZnSe and ZnSe:La NPs. A possible reaction mechanism for the growth of NPs is also discussed.

• OSTI ID: 22341827
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 49; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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DOPED MATERIALS
HYDRAZINE
LANTHANUM
NANOPARTICLES
NANOSTRUCTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
REACTION KINETICS
SPECTROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ZINC SELENIDES