Synthesis and XRD/PL studies of pure and Sb2O3 doped ZnO nanophases

N. Boulares; K. Guergouri; N. Tabet; C. Monty

doi:10.1063/1.2776710

Synthesis and XRD/PL studies of pure and Sb₂O₃ doped ZnO nanophases

N. Boulares^*
, K. Guergouri
, N. Tabet
, C. Monty

^*Corresponding author for this work

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

Pure and Sb₂O₃ (0 to 5% molar fraction) doped ZnO nanophases were synthesized using a sublimation-condensation method in a solar furnace. The initial and final powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. XRD results showed no significant change in the lattice parameters and the presence of a new phase Zn ₇O₂Sb₁₂ in the highly doped micropowders but not in the nanopowders. The photoluminescence spectra showed a strong donor-acceptor pair (DAP) emission in the pure untreated ZnO micropowder which is drastically reduced in pure and doped nanopowders. The donor-bound excitonic band (DX) includes three well resolved peaks in the PL spectra of the doped micropowders while the spectra of doped nanopowders showed a broader band. Furthermore, the free exciton emission was absent in all doped samples.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Subtitle of host publication	First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications
Pages	172-176
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2776710
State	Published - 2007

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	929
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Keywords

Nanopowders
Photoluminescence
XPS
XRD
ZnO

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General Physics and Astronomy

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Synthesis and XRD/PL studies of pure and Sb₂O₃ doped ZnO nanophases. / Boulares, N.; Guergouri, K.; Tabet, N. et al.
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS: First Sharjah International Conference on Nanotechnology and Its Applications. 2007. p. 172-176 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 929).

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