Nanocrystalline Zn1-xGdxO(x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,and 0.08)ceramics were synthesized by ball milling and subsequent solid-state reaction.The transmission electron microscopy(TEM)micrograph of as synthesized samples reveale...Nanocrystalline Zn1-xGdxO(x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,and 0.08)ceramics were synthesized by ball milling and subsequent solid-state reaction.The transmission electron microscopy(TEM)micrograph of as synthesized samples revealed the formation of crystallites with an average diameter of 60 nm,and the selected area electron diffraction(SAED)pattern confirmed the formation of wurtzite structure.A red shift in the band gap was observed with increasing Gd^(3+)concentration.The photoluminescence of nanocrystalline Gd^(3+)doped ZnO exhibited a strong violet-blue emission.Concentration dependence of the emission intensity of Gd^(3+)in ZnO was studied,and the critical concentration was found to be 4 mol%of Gd^(3+).The Gd^(3+)doped ZnO exhibited paramagnetic behavior at room temperature,and the magnetic moment increased with Gd^(3+)concentration.展开更多
基金supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education,Science and Technology(Grant Nos.2010-0011939,2011-0005007,and 2012-0002518).
文摘Nanocrystalline Zn1-xGdxO(x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,and 0.08)ceramics were synthesized by ball milling and subsequent solid-state reaction.The transmission electron microscopy(TEM)micrograph of as synthesized samples revealed the formation of crystallites with an average diameter of 60 nm,and the selected area electron diffraction(SAED)pattern confirmed the formation of wurtzite structure.A red shift in the band gap was observed with increasing Gd^(3+)concentration.The photoluminescence of nanocrystalline Gd^(3+)doped ZnO exhibited a strong violet-blue emission.Concentration dependence of the emission intensity of Gd^(3+)in ZnO was studied,and the critical concentration was found to be 4 mol%of Gd^(3+).The Gd^(3+)doped ZnO exhibited paramagnetic behavior at room temperature,and the magnetic moment increased with Gd^(3+)concentration.
