Lithium doping and photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanorods

Nanda Shakti; Chandni Devi; A. K. Patra; P. S. Gupta; Sandeep Kumar

doi:10.1063/1.5008863

AIP Advances (Jan 2018)

Lithium doping and photoluminescence properties of ZnO nanorods

Nanda Shakti,
Chandni Devi,
A. K. Patra,
P. S. Gupta,
Sandeep Kumar

Affiliations

Nanda Shakti: Department of Physics, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305801, India
Chandni Devi: Department of Physics, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305801, India
A. K. Patra: Department of Physics, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305801, India
P. S. Gupta: Department of Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826004, India
Sandeep Kumar: Department of Physics, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305801, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5008863
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 015306 – 015306-5

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This article presents a comprehensive experimental study of optical properties of Li-doped ZnO nanorods grown by a low temperature (300 °C) thermal decomposition method. In particular, a study of the room temperature photoluminescence spectra dependence on the Li concentration is presented here. The doping of Li in ZnO nanorods results in a redshift in near band edge emission (NBE) compared to the undoped ZnO nanorods. Depending on the Li concentration, we observe a green emission in Photoluminescence spectra. The possible physical mechanisms governing the visible region luminescence are also discussed. These results show that Li-doped ZnO nanorods with strong visible region luminescence have potential applications in optoelectronic devices.

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ISSN: 2158-3226 (Online)
Publisher: AIP Publishing LLC
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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