Room-temperature optical emission properties of hydrothermal grown zinc oxide nanostructures

Authors

  • Erick John Carlo D Solibet ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Melvin John Fernandez Empizo ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Maria Cecilia Moralde Angub ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Christopher Jude Tan Vergara ⋅ PH Materials Science and Engineering Program, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Horace Andrew Fernandez Husay ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines
  • Verdad Canila Agulto ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Kohei Yamanoi ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Toshihiko Shimizu ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Elmer Surat Estacio ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Arnel Angud Salvador ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Nobuhiko Sarukura ⋅ JP Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
  • Armando Soriano Somintac ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

We report on the room-temperature optical emissions of hydrothermal-grown zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures. The nanostructures were fabricated on seeded silicon (Si) substrates by hydrothermal growth method using different zinc acetate dihydrate [Zn(CH3COO)·2H2O, ZnAc] concentrations. Regardless of the ZnAc concentration, all nanostructures exhibit well-defined hexagonal facets and intense near-band-edge ultraviolet (UV) emissions. However, increasing the ZnAc concentration leads ZnO nanostructures which exhibit longer emission lifetimes and a secondary red-shifted UV emission around 392 nm. These changes in the nanostructures' UV emission properties are attributed to the multiple excitation/absorption and emission processes of coalescent structures and/or structures sharing common sides or boundaries. Our results suggest that for UV scintillator applications, this phenomenon in ZnO nanostructures can be reduced by using lower (< 100 mM) ZnAc concentrations during hydrothermal growth.

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2020-10-19

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2020: Proceedings of the 38th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

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Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

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“Room-temperature optical emission properties of hydrothermal grown zinc oxide nanostructures”, Proc. SPP, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. SPP–2020, Oct. 2020, Accessed: Apr. 08, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2020-2C-02