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MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING
Volume 29, Issue -, Pages 372-379Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2014.07.034
Keywords
Mg-doped ZnO nanoparticles; Auto combustion method; Band gap modification; Photoluminescence; Photocatalytic activity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51302218, 51172186]
- Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China [2013JQ6019]
- Graduate Starting Seed Fund of Northwestern Polytechnical University [Z2014177]
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A series of Zn1-xMgxO nanoparticles with x=0 to 0.15 were prepared by auto combustion method using citric acid as the fuel and chelating agent. Structure, luminescence and photocatalytic properties were systematically investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence spectra, ultraviolet-visible absorbance measurement and photochemical reactions etc. The samples retained hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO and single phase below x=0.13, and the sizes of the nanoparticles were 60-70 nm. The photoluminescence spectroscopy demonstrated blue shift of ultraviolet emission with increasing Mg doping concentration. Both optical measurements of the as grown and Mg doped ZnO nanoparticles showed that the optical band gap could be modified from similar to 3.28 eV to 3.56 eV as the Mg content x increased from 0 to 0.13. The photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange, and the results showed that the doping of Mg into ZnO nanoparticles could enhance photocatalytic activity compared to the undoped ZnO nanoparticles, which was attributed to increased band gap and superior textural properties. In addition, according to the PL and photocatalytic studies, the critical doping content of effective Mg in ZnO is up to 0.09. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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