Synthesis, strong room-temperature PL and photocatalytic activity of ZnO/ZnWO₄ rod-like nanoparticles

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• 作者：Ivana Lj. Valid啪i膰 ; ^{validzic@vinca.rs} ; Tatjana D. Savi膰 ; Radenka M. Krsmanovi膰 ; Dragana J. Jovanovi膰 ; Mirjana M. Novakovi膰 ; Maja 膶. Popovi膰 ; Mirjana I. 膶omor
• 关键词：Inorganic materials ; Chemical synthesis ; Photoluminescence spectra ; Optical properties ; X-ray diffraction
• 刊名：Materials Science and Engineering ; B
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：76_09215107
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：25 May, 2012
• 卷：177
• 期：9
• 页码：645-651
• 文件大小：1195 K

摘要

Zinc oxide (ZnO)/zinc tungstate (ZnWO₄) rod-like nanoparticles with diameters in the range of 6-11 nm and length of about 30 nm were synthesized by a low temperature soft solution method at 95 掳C in the presence of non-ionic copolymer surfactant. It was found that their crystallinity was enhanced with the increase of heating time from 1 h up to 120 h. The photoluminescence (PL) measurements showed very strong, narrow UV band peaked at 3.30 eV and a broad visible band peaking at 2.71 eV with a shoulder at about 2.53 eV, for 位_exc < 300 nm. Quite large variations in the intensities of the two PL bands were observed for different excitation wavelengths. The intensity of the main visible band decreases with decreasing excitation energy and disappears when samples are excited 位 = 320 nm (E_exc = 3.875 eV). We found that observed optical properties originate from ZnO phase. UV band gap PL had high intensity for all applied excitations, probably induced by ZnWO₄ phase presence on the surface. In addition, two values were found for direct band-gap energy of ZnO/ZnWO₄ rod-like nanoparticles 3.62 and 3.21 eV, determined from reflectance spectrum. The photocatalytic behaviour of ZnO is strongly dependent on the formation of ZnWO₄ phase, of the obtained rod-like nanoparticles.