Fluorescence Invigoration in Carbon-Incorporated Zinc Oxide Nanowires from Passage of Field Emission Electrons

被引：7

作者：

Bah, Andrew ^{[1
]}

Lim, Kim Yong ^{[1
]}

Wei, Fuhua ^{[1
]}

Khursheed, Anjam ^{[2
]}

Sow, Chorng Haur ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Phys, 2 Sci Dr 3, Singapore 117542, Singapore

[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, 4 Engn Dr 3, Singapore 117583, Singapore

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2019年 / 9卷 / 1期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; GREEN EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ORIGIN; ARRAYS;

D O I：

10.1038/s41598-019-46177-w

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate that carbon incorporated Zinc Oxide (C-ZnO) nanowires (NWs) exhibit remarkable improvement in the extent and quality of fluorescence emission after they are utilized as an electron source in a field emission experiment. After the passage of field emission electrons, the intensity of the fluorescence emitted from these NWs in the visible light range exhibits a 2.5 to 8 fold enhancement. The intrinsic exciton peak of the ZnO also becomes heightened, along with the crystalline quality of the NWs showing marked improvement. This invigoration of fluorescence across the entire fluorescence spectrum is attributed to concurrent removal of oxygen and carbon atoms in C-ZnO NWs due to electro-migration of atoms and joule heating during the field emission process. Applications based on ZnO NWs emission from excitonic emissions or visible wavelength emissions or both can benefit from this straightforward method of defect engineering.

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