scholarly journals Orange/Red Photoluminescence Enhancement Upon SF6 Plasma Treatment of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanorods

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amine Achour ◽  
Mohammad Islam ◽  
Sorin Vizireanu ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Aftab Akram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Yellow Emission ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Pl Emission

Although the origin and possible mechanisms for green and yellow emission from different zinc oxide (ZnO) forms have been extensively investigated, the same for red/orange PL emission from ZnO nanorods (nR) remains largely unaddressed. In this work, vertically aligned zinc oxide nanorods arrays (ZnO nR) were produced using hydrothermal process followed by plasma treatment in argon/sulfur hexafluoride (Ar/SF6) gas mixture for different time. The annealed samples were highly crystalline with ~45 nm crystallite size, (002) preferred orientation, and a relatively low strain value of 1.45 × 10−3, as determined from X-ray diffraction pattern. As compared to as-deposited ZnO nR, the plasma treatment under certain conditions demonstrated enhancement in the room temperature photoluminescence (PL) emission intensity, in the visible orange/red spectral regime, by a factor of 2. The PL intensity enhancement induced by SF6 plasma treatment may be attributed to surface chemistry modification as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies. Several factors including presence of hydroxyl group on the ZnO surface, increased oxygen level in the ZnO lattice (OL), generation of F–OH and F–Zn bonds and passivation of surface states and bulk defects are considered to be active towards red/orange emission in the PL spectrum. The PL spectra were deconvoluted into component Gaussian sub-peaks representing transitions from conduction-band minimum (CBM) to oxygen interstitials (Oi) and CBM to oxygen vacancies (VO) with corresponding photon energies of 2.21 and 1.90 eV, respectively. The optimum plasma treatment route for ZnO nanostructures with resulting enhancement in the PL emission offers strong potential for photonic applications such as visible wavelength phosphors.

scholarly journals Decoration of Zinc Oxide Nanorods into the Surface of Activated Carbon Obtained from Agricultural Waste for Effective Removal of Methylene Blue Dye

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5667
Author(s):  
Priyanka Shrestha ◽  
Manoj Kumar Jha ◽  
Jeevan Ghimire ◽  
Agni Raj Koirala ◽  
Rajeshwar Man Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Waste Product ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Photocatalytic Property ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods incorporated activated carbon (AC) composite photocatalyst was synthesized using a hydrothermal process. The AC was prepared from lapsi (Choerospondias axillaris) seed stone, an agricultural waste product, found in Nepal by the chemical activation method. An aqueous suspension of AC with ZnO precursor was subjected to the hydrothermal treatment at 140 °C for 2 h to decorate ZnO rods into the surface of AC. As-obtained ZnO nanorods decorated activated carbon (ZnO/AC) photocatalyst was characterized by various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Results showed that highly crystalline hexagonal ZnO nanorods were effectively grown on the surface of porous AC. The photocatalytic property of the as-prepared ZnO/AC composite was studied by degrading methylene blue (MB) dye under UV-light irradiation. The ZnO/AC composite showed better photocatalytic property than that of the pristine ZnO nanorods. The enhanced photocatalytic performance in the case of the ZnO/AC composite is attributed to the combined effects of ZnO nanorods and AC.

Zinc Oxide Nanorods Characteristics Prepared by Sol-Gel Immersion Method Immersed at Different Times

2013 ◽  
Vol 667 ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Awalludin ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Mamat ◽  
Mohd Zainizan Sahdan ◽  
Z. Mohamad ◽  
Mohamad Rusop
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Immersion Time ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Immersion Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Scanning Electron

This paper focus on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods prepared using sol-gel immersion method immersed at different time. Immersion times have been varied 1~24 hr and the characteristics of each sample have been observed. The effects of immersion time on ZnO nanorods thin films have been studied in surface morphology and structural properties using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD), respectively.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of c-Axis Oriented Zinc Oxide Thin Film and Its Use for the Subsequent Hydrothermal Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods

MRS Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 921-928
Author(s):  
S.F.U. Farhad ◽  
N.I. Tanvir ◽  
M.S. Bashar ◽  
M. Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Seed Layer ◽  
Optical Band Gap ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Oxide Thin Film ◽  
Yellow Emission ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Seed Layers

ABSTRACTOriented ZnO seed layers were deposited by three different techniques, namely, simple drop casting (DC), sol-gel derived dip coating (DPC) and spin coating of ball-milled ZnO powder solution(BMD) for the subsequent growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods along the substrate normal. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses revealed that ZnO(DC) seed layer exhibit the highest preferential c-axis texturing among the ZnO seed layers synthesized by different techniques. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis evident that the morphology of ZnO seed layer surface is compact and coherently carpets the underlying substrate. ZnO nanorods(NRs) were then grown by hydrothermal method atop the ZnO seeded and non-seeded substrates grown by different techniques to elucidate the best ZnO seed layer promoting well-aligned ZnO Nanorods. The presence of c-axis oriented ZnO(DC) seeding layers was found to significantly affect the surface morphology and crystallographic orientation of the resultant ZnO NRs films. The optical band gap of ZnO(DC) seed and ZnO NRs were estimated to be 3.30 eV and in the range of 3.18 – 3.25 eV respectively by using UV-VIS-NIR diffuse reflection spectroscopy. The room temperature photoluminescence analyses revealed that nanostructured ZnO films exhibit a sharp near-band-edge luminescence peak at ∼380 nm consistent with the estimated optical band gap and the ZnO nanorod arrays are notably free from defect-related green-yellow emission peaks.

scholarly journals Facile synthesis of oriented zinc oxide seed layer for the hydrothermal growth of zinc oxide nanorods

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
SFU Farhad ◽  
NI Tanvir ◽  
MS Bashar ◽  
MS Hossain ◽  
M Sultana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Seed Layer ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Zinc Acetate Dihydrate ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Yellow Emission ◽  
Zno Films ◽  
Near Band Edge ◽  
Seed Layers

Oriented zine oxide (ZnO) seed layers were deposited by simple drop casting of zinc acetate dihydrate (ZAD) solution on glass substrates at room temperature followed by a post-heat treatment at 250 oC. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses revealed that ZAD solutions with concentration 0.0025 – 0.0100 M produced amorphous type thin films, whereas 0.0200 M ZAD solutions produced ZnO seed layers with a preferential c-axis texturing.The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analyses evident that the morphology of ZnO seed layer surface is compact and coherently carpets the underlying glass substrate. ZnO nanorods were then grown by hydrothermal method atop the ZnO seeded and non-seeded substrates. The presence of ZnO seeding layers was found to be beneficial for growing ZnO NRs films vertically. The optical bandgap of ZnO seed and ZnO NR were estimated to be in the range of 3.40 – 3.95 eV and 3.20 – 3.25 eV respectively by using UV-VIS-NIR diffuse reflection spectroscopy. The room temperature photoluminescence analyses revealed that nanostructured ZnO films exhibit a sharp near-band-edge luminescence peak at ~380 nm consistent with the estimated optical band gap and the ZnO nanorod arrays are notably free from defect-related green-yellow emission peaks.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res.53(4), 233-244, 2018

Synchrotron x-ray scattering of ZnO nanorods: Periodic ordering and lattice size

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuoming Zhu ◽  
Tamar Andelman ◽  
Ming Yin ◽  
Tsung-Liang Chen ◽  
Steven N. Ehrlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Small Angle ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Synthesis Time ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Precursor Ratio

We demonstrate that synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction (XRD) is a powerful technique for studying the structure and self-organization of zinc-oxide nanostructures. Zinc-oxide nanorods were prepared by a solution-growth method that resulted in uniform nanorods with 2-nm diameter and lengths in the range 10–50 nm. These nanorods were structurally characterized by a combination of small-angle and wide-angle synchrotron XRD and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Small-angle XRD and TEM were used to investigate nanorod self-assembly and the influence of surfactant/precursor ratio on self-assembly. Wide-angle XRD was used to study the evolution of nanorod growth as a function of synthesis time and surfactant/precursor ratio.

Two-Photon Excited Ultraviolet Photoluminescence of Zinc Oxide Nanorods

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 5854-5857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangping Zhu ◽  
Chunxiang Xu ◽  
Jing Zhu ◽  
Changgui Lu ◽  
Yiping Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Emission Band ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Vapor Phase Transport ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Oxide Nanorods

High density zinc oxide nanorods with uniform size were synthesized on (100) silicon substrate by vapor-phase transport method. The scanning electron microscopy images reveal that the nanorods have an average diameter of about 400 nm. The X-ray diffraction pattern demonstrates the wurtzite crystalline structure of the ZnO nanorods growing along [0001] direction. The single-photon excited photoluminescence presents a strong ultraviolet emission band at 394 nm and a weak visible emission band at 600 nm. When the ZnO nanorods were respectively pumped by various wavelength lasers from 520 nm to 700 nm, two-photon excited ultraviolet photoluminescence was observed. The dependence of the two-photon excited photoluminescence intensity on the excitation wavelength and power was investigated in detail.

scholarly journals Morphological and Structural Study of Vertically Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanorods Grown on Spin Coated Seed Layers

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albertus Bramantyo ◽  
Kenji Murakami ◽  
Masayuki Okuya ◽  
Arief Udhiarto ◽  
Nji Raden Poespawati
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Structural Study ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Coated Seed ◽  
Seed Layers

scholarly journals Morphological Study of Zinc-Oxide Nanorods Grown by Hot Water Treatment Suitable for Solar Cells Conversion Efficiency Enhancement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Khairul Basher ◽  
S. M. Shah Riyadh ◽  
Md. Khalid Hossain ◽  
Mahmudul Hassan ◽  
Md. Abdur Rafiq Akand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanorods ◽  
Hot Water Treatment ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Zinc Surface

Zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanostructures including nanorods are currently considered as a pioneer research of interest world-wide due to their excellent application potentials in various applied fields especially for the improvement of energy harvesting photovoltaic solar cells (PSC). We report on the growth and morphological properties of zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on the surface of plain zinc (non-etched and chemically etched) plates by using a simple, economical, and environment-friendly technique. We apply hot water treatment (HWT) technique to grow the ZnO nanorods and varies the process parameters, such as temperature and the process time duration. The morphological, and elemental analysis confirm the agglomeration of multiple ZnO nanorods with its proper stoichiometry. The obtained nanostructures for different temperatures with different time duration showed the variation in uniformity, density, thickness and nanonorods size. The ZnO nanorods produced on the etched zinc surface were found thicker and uniform as compared to those grown on the non-etched zinc surface. This chemically etched Zinc plates preparation can be an easy solution to grow ZnO nanorods with high density and uniformity suitable for PSC applications such as to enhance the energy conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) solar cells towards the future sustainable green earth.

Rectifying Behavior of Aligned ZnO Nanorods on Mg0.3Zn0.7O Thin Film Template

2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salina Muhamad ◽  
Abu Bakar Suriani ◽  
Mohamad Hafiz Mamat ◽  
Rafidah Ahmad ◽  
Mohamad Rusop
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Thermionic Emission ◽  
Deposition Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hexagonal Shape ◽  
Semiconductor Junction ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Scanning Electron

Rectifying behavior more than 3 orders of aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on Mg0.3Zn0.7O thin film template using chemical bath deposition method was observed, giving a barrier height of 0.75 eV, and the ideality factor achieved was almost 6, which was analyzed using thermionic emission theory. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images revealed that the grown ZnO was in hexagonal shape, uniformly distributed and in vertically aligned form. The crystallinity of the sample being studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), where the highest peak was found at (002) phase, confirming that high crytallinity of ZnO was attained. The effect of metal/semiconductor junction between metal and aligned ZnO nanorods was discussed in further details.

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