Spherically shaped mesoporous silica nanoparticles （MSNs） having honeycomb like porous structure were synthesized by sol-gel method. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, surface area measurement and X-ray diffr...Spherically shaped mesoporous silica nanoparticles （MSNs） having honeycomb like porous structure were synthesized by sol-gel method. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, surface area measurement and X-ray diffractometry were used, revealing the hexagonal shaped pores in MSNs. MSNs with surface area of 1104.47 m^2/g and large porosity of 2.8 nm in pore diameter and 0.87 cm^3/g in pore volume were synthesized. TEM images showed spherical nanoparticles of - 200-300 nm having honeycomb like pores. Stilbene 420 laser dye was incorporated in MSNs and photoluminescence spectra of stilbene 420 in MSNs and in ethanol had been studied. Stilbene 420 laser dye showed high fluorescence intensity in the fluorescence spectra of MSNs than that of ethanol. The prolonged fluorescence lifetime decay of stilbene in MSNs and the increase in fluorescence intensity for stilbene 420 in MSNs would make these nanomaterials more useful for nanosensors and nanolasers application.展开更多
Here, we report the synthesis and characterizations of sol-gel derived zinc oxide （ZnO） quantum dots （QDs） using zinc acetate dihydrate （Zn（CH3COO）2.2H20） and lithium hydroxide monohydrate （LiOH.H20） as raw ...Here, we report the synthesis and characterizations of sol-gel derived zinc oxide （ZnO） quantum dots （QDs） using zinc acetate dihydrate （Zn（CH3COO）2.2H20） and lithium hydroxide monohydrate （LiOH.H20） as raw material. The as-prepared ZnO QDs was annealed at different temperature （400, 700, and 900 ℃） and the structural, optical properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）, UV-Vis and photoluminescence （PL） spectroscopy. The powder XRD patterns of the obtained samples showed the formation of single-phase wurtzite structure and the morphological changes have been observed with increasing annealing temperature. In the absorption spectra, the optical band gap of nanocrystalline ZnO QDs decreased from 3.18 to 3.11 eV and the particle size increased with increasing temperature. In the PL spectra, a broad green emission peak related to defect levels in the visible range of the spectra have been recorded.展开更多
文摘Spherically shaped mesoporous silica nanoparticles （MSNs） having honeycomb like porous structure were synthesized by sol-gel method. Transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, surface area measurement and X-ray diffractometry were used, revealing the hexagonal shaped pores in MSNs. MSNs with surface area of 1104.47 m^2/g and large porosity of 2.8 nm in pore diameter and 0.87 cm^3/g in pore volume were synthesized. TEM images showed spherical nanoparticles of - 200-300 nm having honeycomb like pores. Stilbene 420 laser dye was incorporated in MSNs and photoluminescence spectra of stilbene 420 in MSNs and in ethanol had been studied. Stilbene 420 laser dye showed high fluorescence intensity in the fluorescence spectra of MSNs than that of ethanol. The prolonged fluorescence lifetime decay of stilbene in MSNs and the increase in fluorescence intensity for stilbene 420 in MSNs would make these nanomaterials more useful for nanosensors and nanolasers application.
文摘Here, we report the synthesis and characterizations of sol-gel derived zinc oxide （ZnO） quantum dots （QDs） using zinc acetate dihydrate （Zn（CH3COO）2.2H20） and lithium hydroxide monohydrate （LiOH.H20） as raw material. The as-prepared ZnO QDs was annealed at different temperature （400, 700, and 900 ℃） and the structural, optical properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）, UV-Vis and photoluminescence （PL） spectroscopy. The powder XRD patterns of the obtained samples showed the formation of single-phase wurtzite structure and the morphological changes have been observed with increasing annealing temperature. In the absorption spectra, the optical band gap of nanocrystalline ZnO QDs decreased from 3.18 to 3.11 eV and the particle size increased with increasing temperature. In the PL spectra, a broad green emission peak related to defect levels in the visible range of the spectra have been recorded.
