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Title: ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystalline Flexible Films: Optical and Material Properties

Abstract

An emerging material for flexible UV applications is Mg x Zn 1 − x O which is capable of tunable bandgap and luminescence in the UV range of ~3.4 eV–7.4 eV depending on the composition x . Studies on the optical and material characteristics of ZnO and Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O nanocrystalline flexible films are presented. The analysis indicates that the ZnO and Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O have bandgaps of 3.34 eV and 4.02 eV, respectively. The photoluminescence (PL) of the ZnO film was found to exhibit a structural defect-related emission at ~3.316 eV inherent to the nanocrystalline morphology. The PL of the Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O film exhibits two broad peaks at 3.38 eV and at 3.95 eV that are discussed in terms of the solubility limit of the ZnO-MgO alloy system. Additionally, external deformation of the film did not have a significant impact on its properties as indicated by the Raman LO-mode behavior, making these films attractive for UV flexible applications.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0903, USA
  2. Electron Microscopy Center, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-0903, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1198458
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER46386
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Nanomaterials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Nanomaterials Journal Volume: 2011; Journal ID: ISSN 1687-4110
Publisher:
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Country of Publication:
Egypt
Language:
English

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Huso, Jesse, Morrison, John L., Che, Hui, Sundararajan, Jency P., Yeh, Wei Jiang, McIlroy, David, Williams, Thomas J., and Bergman, Leah. ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystalline Flexible Films: Optical and Material Properties. Egypt: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1155/2011/691582.
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Huso, Jesse, Morrison, John L., Che, Hui, Sundararajan, Jency P., Yeh, Wei Jiang, McIlroy, David, Williams, Thomas J., & Bergman, Leah. ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystalline Flexible Films: Optical and Material Properties. Egypt. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/691582
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Huso, Jesse, Morrison, John L., Che, Hui, Sundararajan, Jency P., Yeh, Wei Jiang, McIlroy, David, Williams, Thomas J., and Bergman, Leah. Sat . "ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystalline Flexible Films: Optical and Material Properties". Egypt. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/691582.
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@article{osti_1198458,
title = {ZnO and MgZnO Nanocrystalline Flexible Films: Optical and Material Properties},
author = {Huso, Jesse and Morrison, John L. and Che, Hui and Sundararajan, Jency P. and Yeh, Wei Jiang and McIlroy, David and Williams, Thomas J. and Bergman, Leah},
abstractNote = {An emerging material for flexible UV applications is Mg x Zn 1 − x O which is capable of tunable bandgap and luminescence in the UV range of ~3.4 eV–7.4 eV depending on the composition x . Studies on the optical and material characteristics of ZnO and Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O nanocrystalline flexible films are presented. The analysis indicates that the ZnO and Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O have bandgaps of 3.34 eV and 4.02 eV, respectively. The photoluminescence (PL) of the ZnO film was found to exhibit a structural defect-related emission at ~3.316 eV inherent to the nanocrystalline morphology. The PL of the Mg 0.3 Zn 0.7 O film exhibits two broad peaks at 3.38 eV and at 3.95 eV that are discussed in terms of the solubility limit of the ZnO-MgO alloy system. Additionally, external deformation of the film did not have a significant impact on its properties as indicated by the Raman LO-mode behavior, making these films attractive for UV flexible applications.},
doi = {10.1155/2011/691582},
journal = {Journal of Nanomaterials},
number = ,
volume = 2011,
place = {Egypt},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}
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