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CHINESE PHYSICS B
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac439e
Keywords
nanostructures; vapor-liquid-solid growth mode; photoluminescence spectra; fluorescence microscopy
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The photoluminescence properties of zinc silicate nanostructures synthesized by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mode using different catalysts (Sn, Ag, and Mn) are explored. The incorporation of different catalysts at different growth temperatures results in wide visible spectral range of photoluminescence emissions. The synthesized nanostructures exhibit distinct colors and potential applications in solid-state lighting and display devices.
We explore the photoluminescence properties of zinc silicate (Zn2SiO4) nanostructures synthesized by vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mode of growth using three different catalysts (Sn, Ag, and Mn). Different catalysts significantly influence the growth rate which in turn has an impact on the structure and hence the photoluminescence of the prepared zinc silicate nanostructures. Zn2SiO4 has a wide bandgap of about 5.5 eV and in its pure form, it does not emit in visible region due to its inner shell electronic transitions between the 3d(5) energy levels. However, the incorporation of different catalysts (Sn, Ag and Mn) at different growth temperatures into the Zn2SiO4 crystal growth kinetics provides wide visible spectral range of photoluminescence (PL) emissions. PL analysis shows broad multi-band spectrum in the visible region and distinct colors (red, yellow, green, blue, cyan and violet) are obtained depending on the crystalline structure of the prepared nanostructures. The allowed transitions due to the effect of different catalysts on zinc silicate lattice offer a huge cross-section of absorption that generates strong photoluminescence. The correlation between the structural and optical properties of the synthesized nanostructures is discussed in detail. The synthesized photoluminescent nanostructures have potential applications in solid-state lighting and display devices.
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