<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by soft chemical method. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM-EDAX, UV-Vis, PL and FT-IR studies. XRD patterns revealed that the nanoparticles were crystallized in hexagonal wurtzite structure with an average particle size of 19 nm to 26 nm. The surface morphology was explored using SEM micrographs. The incorporation of aluminum was confirmed by EDAX and FT-IR studies. The band gaps of the particles were found from 3.48 eV to 3.53 eV through UV-Vis spectral studies. The defect related mechanism was investigated using PL measurements. The chemical functional groups in FT-IR spectra proved the formation of pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles.</p></abstract>

Pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by soft chemical method. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM-EDAX, UV-Vis, PL and FT-IR studies. XRD patterns revealed that the nanoparticles were crystallized in hexagonal wurtzite structure with an average particle size of 19 nm to 26 nm. The surface morphology was explored using SEM micrographs. The incorporation of aluminum was confirmed by EDAX and FT-IR studies. The band gaps of the particles were found from 3.48 eV to 3.53 eV through UV-Vis spectral studies. The defect related mechanism was investigated using PL measurements. The chemical functional groups in FT-IR spectra proved the formation of pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles.

Investigation on room temperature photoluminescence of pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

Department of Physics, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamilnadu – 638 052, India

Department of Physics, KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamilnadu – 637 215, India

Materials Science-Poland

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Pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by soft chemical method. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM-EDAX, UV-Vis,...

Investigation on room temperature photoluminescence of pure and aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoparticles

Published Online: Mar 13, 2015

Page range: 205 - 212

Received: Feb 19, 2014

Accepted: Nov 19, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2015-0021

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