Published July 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Correlation among heat treatment induced defects and an emission line near 3.31 eV in ZnO nanocrystals

  • 1. AS RU, Institute of Ion Plasma and Laser Technologies, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  • 2. Quantum-Functional Semiconductor Research Center, Dongguk Univ, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The photoluminescence (PL), scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM) and Kelvin probe force microscope (KPFM) measurements of ZnO nanocrystals have been carried out. The measurements reveal that there is a correlation among high temperature annealing induced speck-like defects (dark spots), pits with a relatively lower surface potential and the emission at 3.31 eV (co-called A-line emission) on ZnO nanocrystal surface. The origin of the observations is discussed. (authors)

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Journal Title
Uzbekiston Fizika Zhurnali
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 234-241
ISSN
1025-8817

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Notes
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