Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5398479 | Journal of Luminescence | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report on C-doped ZnO, with different weight percentages of dopant, prepared by a high-energy ball milling method. The annealing conditions with temperature of 800 °C and in argon environment appear to be the optimal conditions for producing good quality crystals as well as pure UV emission. XRD and FTIR analysis indicate the substitution of C for Zn. In addition, Raman spectroscopy suggests a disordered graphitic layer covering the crystals. Photoluminescence investigation reveals the continuous quenching of visible region upon increasing C concentration and the intensity ratio between defect-related and UV emission can be as negligible as 0.02. The passivation of surface defects and the creation of a non-radiative recombination pathway by carbon integration are proposed as possible origins of the suppression.
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Authors
Nguyen Tu, K.T. Nguyen, D.Q. Trung, N.T. Tuan, V. Nam Do, P.T. Huy,