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Luminescence properties of tetrapod ZnO nanostructures

Fuxue Wang, Xiaolong Cai, Dawei Yan, Zhaomin Zhu and Xiaofeng Gu

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 Corresponding author: Wang Fuxue,Email:wangfuxue@jiangnan.edu.cn

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Abstract: The tetrapod ZnO nanostructures are synthesized on the Si (100) substrates using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method at 1000℃. Each nanostructure has four arms which are about 3-10 μm in length and 0.2-1.5 μm in diameter. Further analyses on structure demonstrate that the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures have single crystalline wurtzite hexagonal structure preferentially oriented in c-axis. The photoluminescence (PL) measurements of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures revealed a UV peak at 382 nm corresponding to the free exciton emission, and a green peak at 523 nm arising from deep level emission. For comparative analysis, cathodoluminescence (CL) spectra obtained from different regions of an individual tetrapod are investigated. Moreover, a possible growth mechanism of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures is also discussed based on the experimental results.

Key words: ZnO, tetrapod, nanostructures, cathodoluminescence, photoluminescence, optical properties



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Fig. 1.  SEM micrographs of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures at (a) low and (b) high magnifications

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Fig. 2.  (a) High-magnification SEM image. (b) EDX spectrum corresponding to the rectangular area of (a) showing the chemical composition of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructure

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Fig. 3.  (a) Representative SEM image of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures. (b) Corresponding CL image. (c) PL spectrum and CL spectra obtained at two different positions of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures as indicated in (b)

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Fig. 4.  Raman spectrum of the tetrapod ZnO nanostructures with the He-Ne (633 nm) lasers as the exciton sources

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Fig. 5.  (a) TEM image of a tetrapod ZnO nanostructure, with the SEAD pattern shown in the inset. (b) Correspondent HRTEM image

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[1]
Rensmo H, Keis K, Lindström H, et al. High light-to-energy conversion efficiencies for solar cells based on nanostructured ZnO electrodes. J Phys Chem B, 1997, 101:2598 doi: 10.1021/jp962918b
[2]
Huang M H, Mao S, Feick H, et al. Room-temperature ultraviolet nanowire nanolasers. Science, 2001, 292:1897 doi: 10.1126/science.1060367
[3]
Sapkal R, Shinde S, Rajpure K, et al. Photoelectrocatrocatalytic hydrolysis of starch by using sprayed ZnO thin films. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(5):053001 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/5/053001
[4]
Cheng Zhiming, Zhou Sumei, Chen Tongyun, et al. Acetic acid gas sensors based on Ni2+ doped ZnO nanorods prepared by using the solvothermal method. Journal of Semiconductors, 2012, 33(11):112003 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/33/11/112003
[5]
Zhang H, Shen L, Guo S. Insight into the structures and properties of morphology-controlled legs of tetrapod-like ZnO nanostructures. J Phys Chem C, 2007, 111:12939 doi: 10.1021/jp074086v
[6]
Zhu Yao, Apostoluk A, Liu Shibin, et al. ZnO nanoparticles as a luminescent down-shifting layer for photosensitive devices. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(5):053005 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/5/053005
[7]
Liu Li, Wang Lianyuan, Han Yu, et al. Highly sensitive and selective ethanol sensors based on flower-like ZnO nanorods. Journal of Semiconductors, 2011, 32(9):092005 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/9/092005
[8]
Su Shichen, Yang Xiaodong, Hu Candong. Fabrication of ZnO nanowall-network ultraviolet photodetector on Si substrates. Journal of Semiconductors, 2011, 32(7):074008 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/32/7/074008
[9]
Chen Z, Shan Z, Cao M, et al. Zinc oxide nanotetrapods. Nanotechnology, 2004, 15:365 doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/15/3/023
[10]
Roy V, Djurisic A, Chan W, et al. Luminescent and structural properties of ZnO nanorods prepared under different conditions. Appl Phys Lett, 2003, 83:141 doi: 10.1063/1.1589184
[11]
Newton M C, Warburton P A. ZnO tetrapod nanocrystals. Mater Today, 2007, 10:50
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Hong K, Song R, Liu L, et al. Synthesis and cathode luminescence properties of ZnO multipod nanoneedles. Mater Lett, 2012, 67:202 doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2011.09.063
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[14]
Vanheusden K, Seager C, Warren W, et al. Correlation between photoluminescence and oxygen vacancies in ZnO phosphors. Appl Phys Lett, 1996, 68:403 doi: 10.1063/1.116699
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[20]
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[21]
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[22]
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Takeuchi S, Iwanaga H, Fujii M. Octahedral multiple-twin model of tetrapod ZnO crystals. Philos Mag A, 1994, 69(6):1125 doi: 10.1080/01418619408242243
[24]
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Spanhel L, Anderson M A. Semiconductor clusters in the sol-gel process:quantized aggregation, gelation, and crystal growth in concentrated zinc oxide colloids. J Am Chem Soc, 1991, 113(8):2826 doi: 10.1021/ja00008a004
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Studenikin S, Golego N, Cocivera M. Fabrication of green and orange photoluminescent, undoped ZnO films using spray pyrolysis. J Appl Phys, 1998, 84(4):2287 doi: 10.1063/1.368295

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