Artículo
Suppression of the green emission, texturing, solute-atom diffusion and increased electron-phonon coupling induced by Ni in sol-gel ZnNiO thin films
Marín Ramírez, Oscar Alonso
; Alastuey, Patricio
; Tosi, Ezequiel
; Orive, Joseba; Mosquera, Edgar; Zampieri, Guillermo Enrique
; Suarez, Sergio Gabriel
; Comedi, David Mario
; Tirado, Monica Cecilia
Fecha de publicación:
10/2018
Editorial:
Elsevier Science
Revista:
Applied Surface Science
ISSN:
0169-4332
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
Zn1−xNixO thin films (nominal x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.1 and 0.2) were synthesized on silicon substrates through a sol-gel/dip-coating technique. Samples were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry and depth-profiling X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results from X-ray diffraction show growth in the wurtzite crystal structure for all samples, with cubic NiO being detected as a secondary phase for x = 0.2. While for x = 0 (pure ZnO) no texture is present, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1 strong preferential crystallization along the c-axis is observed. A tendency for Ni diffusion towards the film/Si substrate interface was observed. The formation of substitutional ZnxNi1−xO solid solution for 0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.04 is suggested by the results. Photoluminescence spectra exhibit strong near band edge UV emission and suppression of deep defect-related emission in the visible upon Ni+2 incorporation into the ZnO lattice. As in pure ZnO, the UV emission in ZnNiO at room temperature is dominated by the first two phonon replica of the excitonic emission, however the LO phonon energy (ħωLO) is reduced by up to ∼15 meV inthe 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.04 range. Due to this reduction of ħωLO, the exciton-phonon coupling increases, in consistency with a corresponding expected increase of the Fröhlich coupling constant with decreasing ħωLO.
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Articulos (INFINOA)
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE FISICA DEL NOROESTE ARGENTINO
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE FISICA DEL NOROESTE ARGENTINO
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Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - PATAGONIA NORTE
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - PATAGONIA NORTE
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Marín Ramírez, Oscar Alonso; Alastuey, Patricio; Tosi, Ezequiel; Orive, Joseba; Mosquera, Edgar; et al.; Suppression of the green emission, texturing, solute-atom diffusion and increased electron-phonon coupling induced by Ni in sol-gel ZnNiO thin films; Elsevier Science; Applied Surface Science; 456; 10-2018; 771-780
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