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Localized surface plasmon and transferred electron enhanced UV emission of ZnO by periodical aluminum nanoparticle arrays

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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
Volume 244, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.118740

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Aluminum nanoparticle arrays; Zinc oxide; Anodic aluminum oxide templates; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Electron transfer mechanism

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  1. National Key Research and Develop-ment Program of China [2017YFB0403000]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [61991442]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scholars of China [61804119, 62104183]
  4. Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2018M643576]
  5. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [JB181110]

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Periodical Al nanoparticle arrays were used to enhance the UV light emission of ZnO through the LSPR effect and electron transfer mechanism. The size and spacing of the Al nanoparticle arrays were found to influence the surface plasmon resonance wavelength. The study showed that Al nanoparticle arrays with a diameter of 70 nm and a spacing of 125 nm increased the near band-edge emission of ZnO by 2.4 times.
Periodical Al nanoparticle (NP) arrays were applied to enhance the ultraviolet (UV) light emission of ZnO by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect and electron transfer mechanism. By applying corresponding anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates, periodical Al NP arrays with different diameters (D) and spaces (S) were manufactured by magnetron sputtering. Theoretical simulation by FDTD-solution indicates that local electric field around Al NPs is significantly enhanced, and the surface plasmon resonance wavelength is determined by D and S. Al NP arrays with D of 70 nm and S of 125 nm enhanced near band-edge emission of ZnO by 2.4 times. By adding Al NP arrays, the photonic lifetime of ZnO decreased by 0.09 ns according to time-resolved photoluminescence spectra, indicating that the enhancement in UV luminescence intensity of ZnO is ascribed to the coupling between surface plasmons of Al NPs and ZnO excitons. Deep-level emission spectra analysis indicates that there lies another mechanism of electron transfer from the Al NPs to surface plasmon resonance (SPR) level and then further to ZnO conduction band.

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