Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7932925 | Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
Nitrogen-doped highly fluorescent graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) were synthesized, using ammonia as nitrogen and d-glucose as carbon source, using a facile microwave-assisted protocol, where the N/C ratio could be varied from 0.19 to 0.25 (% w/w, determined from EDAX). The as-synthesized quantum dots consisting of one to three graphene monolayers exhibited high crystalline morphology with an average size of 1.8â¯Â±â¯0.2â¯nm. HRTEM data showed the presence of both pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N structures. Semiconductor profile of the N-GQDs was extensively probed, and it was noticed that the optical bandgap, knee-voltage and break-down voltage varied linearly with the N/C ratio. The doped samples showed with an optical bandgap â5.3â¯eVâ¯at the maximum nitrogen doping yielding n-type semiconductor property. Clear Zener diode attributes with a large forward bias current (100-200â¯mA), and a smaller reverse bias current of typically half that value was found.
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Authors
Jadupati Nag, Kamla Rawat, K. Asokan, D. Kanjilal, H.B. Bohidar,