Ferromagnetic behavior of copper oxide-nanowire-covered carbon fibre synthesized by thermal oxidation

Copper oxide nanowires were synthesized on carbon fibre surfaces by annealing of copper thin films at 400 °C for 4 h in air. The nanowires were characterized with field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The magnetic properties of CuO nanowires were measured with a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Its diameters range covered 40–100 nm and lengths range covered 1–3 μm. It is interesting that the CuO nanowires on the carbon fibres showed ferromagnetism at room temperature.     

Optical properties of water-soluble Co:ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals synthesized by a hydrothermal process

Water-soluble ZnS:Co²⁺ nanocrystals (NCs) were synthesized by a low temperature hydrothermal process using 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as capping agent and the influence of doping on the optical properties of ZnS:Co²⁺ NCs was investigated. It was found that the ZnS:Co²⁺ NCs are highly crystalline and show zinc blende structure with an average particle size of about 7 nm. The lattice constant of the ZnS:Co²⁺ NCs decreases slightly by the introduction of Co²⁺. The Co dopants were well doped into the ZnS:Co²⁺ NCs, as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and the ⁴A₂(F) → ⁴T₁(P) transition of Co²⁺ was detected from the UV-vis absorption spectra. The absorption edge of the ZnS:Co²⁺ NCs is blue-shifted as compared with that of bulk ZnS, indicating the quantum confinement effect. The PL intensity of the NCs shows the maximum value when the Fe-doping concentration is 0.5 at.%.     

Ferromagnetic CrTe nanostructures with high coercivity synthesized by chemical solution method

正Nanoscale magnetic materials have been extensively investigated due to both their unique properties and great potential for many important technological applications,including spin-based electronics,recording media,permanent magnets and magneto-caloric refrigeration.Recently nanoparticles of transition metal chalcogenides such as Fe3Se4 have     

The effect of solvents on ZnS nanostructures synthesized by biomolecule-assisted solvothermal method

Nanostructured ZnS (hexagonal and cubic) were synthesized by a 200 °C and 24 h solvothermal reaction of Zn(CH₃COO)₂·2H₂O and l-cysteine (C₃H₇NO₂S) in water, propylene glycol (PG) and glycerol (GR) solvents. The products, characterized by XRD, were specified as pure ZnS (hexagonal) in water, and ZnS (cubic) in PG and GR. SEM and TEM analyses showed the particle sizes and agglomerated behaviors, mainly related to the reaction media, which were in accordance with BET adsorption of nitrogen, with blue shift energy gaps relative to the bulk.     

Comparative study of room temperature ferromagnetism in undoped and Ni-doped TiO2 nanowires synthesized by solvothermal method

We report a comparative study of room temperature ferromagnetism (RTFM) in undoped and Ni-doped TiO₂ nanowires synthesized by solvothermal method. Both undoped and Ni-doped TiO₂ nanowire samples showed the RTFM with coercive field of ~125 Oe due to intrinsic effect. Interestingly, compared to the doped TiO₂ nanowires, the undoped nanowires exhibited the higher saturation magnetization value, indicating surface defects such as Ti³⁺ and oxygen vacancy play more important role in realizing RTFM than Ni doping. The origin of RTFM in the undoped nanowires can be attributed to the ferromagnetic coupling between Ti³⁺ ions via F⁺ center resulting from oxygen vacancy on the nanowire surface. Furthermore, saturation magnetization value of the doped nanowires is increased with increasing the doping concentration due to the enhanced ferromagnetic coupling between Ni²⁺ ions via F⁺ center.     

Silicon nanocrystals synthesized by electron-beam co-evaporation method and their application for nonvolatile memory

In this paper, the silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs)/SiO₂ hybrid films designed for nonvolatile memory applications are prepared by electron-beam co-evaporation of Si and SiO₂. Transmission electron microscopy images and Raman spectra verify the formation of Si NCs. Metal-oxide-semiconductor capacitor structure with Si NCs embedded in the gate oxide is fabricated to characterize the memory behaviors. High-frequency capacitance-voltage and capacitance-time measurements further demonstrate the memory effect of the structure resulting from the charging or discharging behaviors of Si NCs. It is found that the memory window can be changed by adjusting the Si/SiO₂ wt. ratio in source material. The memory devices with Si NCs/SiO₂ hybrid film as floating gate yield good retention characteristics with small charge loss.     

Annealing of ZnS nanocrystals grown by colloidal synthesis

ZnS nanocrystals (NCs) capped with tetramethylammonium (TMAH) were synthesized from ZnCl₂ · 2H₂O and thiourea using a wet chemical process. Further treatments of the nanocrystals such as aging, and annealing have been conducted to examine the stability of the grown samples. The X-ray diffraction spectra show that the crystal has a zinc blende structure with particle size of about 2 nm. The evidence of nanocrystalline character is also clear in the UV–Vis absorption that shows an excitonic peak at about 236 nm (5.2 eV) arising from band edge transitions. A photoluminescence emission peak centered at about 450 nm (2.7 eV) is attributed to transitions between shallow donors and Zn⁺ vacancies. Both absorption and photoluminescence spectra show that sample aging does not affect the characteristics of the sample, possibly due to protection by TMAH capping. Annealing at 700 °C and 900 °C results in the red shift of the photoluminescence.     

Photoluminescence of Eu3+-doped LaPO4 nanocrystals synthesized by combustion method

Eu³⁺-doped LaPO₄ nanocrystals were synthesized for the first time by a combustion method with urea as a fuel calcined at 700 °C. The diffraction profile of the obtained sample was indexed as a monoclinic monazite-structure by X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The obtained nanocrystals appeared to be short rod-like with diameters of 5–10 nm and lengths of 20–70 nm. The luminescence intensities of Eu³⁺-doped LaPO₄ nanocrystals were found to be strongly dependent on the quantities of urea added and the concentration of Eu³⁺.     

沉淀法制备ZnS∶Cr纳米晶及其光学性能研究

以十二烷基苯磺酸钠和六偏磷酸钠作为分散剂,采用沉淀法制备了ZnS及不同掺杂浓度的ZnS∶Cr纳米晶。利用XRD和TEM对纳米晶物相和形貌进行了分析。结果表明,ZnS和ZnS∶Cr纳米晶均为立方闪锌矿结构,利用谢乐公式估算ZnS和ZnS∶Cr纳米晶平均粒径分别为2.1和2.2nm。TEM观察到纳米晶近似为球形,平均粒度为3nm左右,具有较好的单分散性且分布均匀。荧光光谱(PL)表明,纳米晶在420、440和495nm处有发射谱带,前两者被认为是S空位深陷阱发光,后者被认为是表面态或中心辐射复合发光。     

Growth of semiconducting nanocrystals of CdS and ZnS

In this work, we report the study of growth of CdS as well as ZnS nanocrystals using in-situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) technique, in presence of thio-glycerol as capping agent. We observe that the diameter of the nanocrystal is controlled between 1 and 3 nm by varying the temperature of the reaction. Further, the self-focusing of the size distribution can be observed and is more pronounced at higher temperatures reducing its relative width from 25% to 10%.     

Thin films containing Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals synthesised by chemical method and study of some of their optical properties

In this article, we present the optical properties of thin films containing Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals synthesised by the chemical method. The ZnS nanoparticles within the polymer matrix (polyvinyl alcohol) were investigated by SEM and TEM images and analysed by X-ray diffraction. The effect of polymer concentration on the direct band gap of Mn-doped ZnS thin films was calculated from the data for absorption measurements. The values of the band gap are in the range of 3.73–3.90?eV. In addition, we discuss the photoluminescence of these films.     

Optical properties of ZnTe and ZnS nanocrystals by critical-points and Tauc-Lorentz models

The optical properties of ZnTe and ZnS nanocrystals (ZnTe-NC and ZnS-NC) were determined by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry. The nanocrystals were embedded in a SiO₂ matrix by ion implantation technique. Their sizes were characterized by transmission electron microscopy. The ZnTe-NC and ZnS-NC were modelled using Critical Points (CPs) dispersion formulas developed by Adachi. Besides the CPs model, the Tauc-Lorentz model was found to be another choice to get a good spectral fitting. Here we demonstrated that these models yield reasonable values of optical constants of II-VI nanocrystals. The best agreement was found with the experimental data over the entire range of 0.6 to 6.5 eV.     

水热法合成高发光强度ZnS:Cu,Al纳米荧光粉研究

采用水热法直接合成了高发光强度的ZnS:Cu,Al纳米荧光粉.XRD和TEM测试结果表明,合成纳米晶为纯立方相结构,球形纳米晶尺寸约15nm,尺寸分布窄,分散性好.首次系统地研究了不同[S2-]/[Zn2+]和[Al3+]/[Cu2+]比值对清洗样品和不清洗样品的光致发光(PL)光谱的影响.实验结果表明,激活剂浓度不变而改变[S2-]/[Zn2+]摩尔比时,发光强度显著变化,同时未清洗样品的PL强度均比清洗样品的强,且未清洗样品强度增强的比值在低的[S2+]/[Zn2+]时更显著.这说明其发光机理为紫外光激发材料表面的发光中心,即PL强度决定于纳米材料的表面态,此外掺杂的激活剂摩尔比同样对PL光谱有影响.在我们的实验中,用343nm紫外光激发时,n[S2-]:n[Zn2+]=3,n[Al3]:n[Cu2+]=2时未清洗样品的发光最强,此时于室内照明条件下可观察到明亮的绿光.     

Excellent photocatalytic performance under visible-light irradiation of ZnS/rGO nanocomposites synthesized by a green method

ZnS/graphene nanocomposites with different graphene concentrations (5, 10 and 15 wt.%) were synthesized using L-cysteine as surfactant and graphene oxide (GO) powders as graphene source. Excellent performance for nanocomposites to remove methylene blue (MB) dye and hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) under visible-light illumination was revealed. TEM images showed that ZnS NPs were decorated on GO sheets and the GO caused a significant decrease in the ZnS diameter size. XRD patterns, XPS and FTIR spectroscopy results indicated that GO sheets changed into reduced graphene oxide (rGO) during the synthesis process. Photocurrent measurements under a visiblelight source indicated a good chemical reaction between ZnS NPs and rGO sheets.     

ZnS:Cu纳米颗粒的制备及发光性质

采用水热法制备了Cu离子掺杂的ZnS(ZnS:Cu)纳米颗粒,研究了锌硫比和反应时间对ZnS:Cu纳米颗粒光致发光性质的影响.通过X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对样品的物相和形貌进行分析表征,发现该方法得到立方闪锌矿结构的球形ZnS: Cu纳米晶,粒径在1～6nm之间.室温下,用350nm波长的紫外光激发ZnS:Cu纳米粒子,可以得到归属于浅施主能级与铜￡z能级之间的跃迁产生的绿色发光,发光强度随锌硫比的增大和反应时间的延长先增强后减弱,发射峰位随锌硫比和反应时间的变化有一定移动.认为浅施主能级为与硫空位有关的能级,锌硫比和反应时间对硫空往的数量和能级位置有一定影响.     

Phase and morphology controlled synthesis of high-quality ZnS nanocrystals

Through a facile solvothermal method, the controlled preparation of ZnS nanocrystals with different phases and morphologies was achieved only by changing the organic additives. By adding the surfactant of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) into the reaction, the cubic heart-like ZnS nanoparticles with uniform size were obtained in a large scale. While, with the assistance of the biomolecule of alginic acid, the pure phase of hexagonal ZnS nanospheres assembled from small ZnS nanoparticles were synthesized. The optical properties of the obtained ZnS nanocrystals were investigated by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The quantum confinement effect could be observed clearly in ZnS nanoparticles.     

Synthesis and optoelectrochemical properties of ZnS:Mn nanocrystals

Mn2+ ions doped ZnS semiconductor nanocrystals (ZnS:Mn NCs) were synthesized using colloidal chemical method at 70 degrees C without any capping agents. The as-prepared undoped ZnS and ZnS:Mn NCs were characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectra, fluorescent emission spectra, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma analysis (ICP), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Dynamic light scattering (DLS), cyclic voltammogram and electronic transmission microscopy (TEM). The dependence of photoluminescence of ZnS:Mn NCs on dopant concentration was studied. The results show that Mn2+ ions mainly stay at ZnS nanocystal surface, and Mn2+-surface defect state complex was formed, as a result of which, surface defect emission of ZnS nanocrystals was substituted with Mn2+-related PL emission. The strongest fluorescent emission intensity was obtain at 1.85 at% Mn2+ doped ZnS:Mn NCs. The Mn2+ doped ZnS:Mn NCs are of 5 nm in diameter. The emission peak at 575 nm is attributed to d-d (4T1 --> 6A1) transition of Mn2+ ions. The existence of Mn2+-related photoluminescence could be well correlated with cyclic voltammogram of Mn2+-doped NCs, where pair of oxidation and reduction peaks were clearly observed due to the doped Mn2+ ions. The adsorbed Mn2+ ions on ZnS NCs produced neither Mn2+ emission nor redox peaks. For heavily doped ZnS:Mn NCs (4.87 at%), redox peaks gap in cyclic voltammogram became larger and new oxidation peak appeared. Correspondingly, when the Mn2+ doping concentration reached 4.87 at%, the Mn2+-related emission totally disappears due to the Mn-Mn interactions. This work implys that electrochemical technique is possibly an useful tool to probe the local structure of doped Mn2+ ions.