Nano Express
Enhanced band-edge photoluminescence from ZnO-passivated ZnO nanoflowers by atomic layer deposition
Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People’s Republic of China
Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8:105 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-8-105
Published: 25 February 2013Abstract
The ZnO nanoflowers were synthesized by reactive vapor deposition. A secondary nucleation in the stalk/leaves interface was suggested. The photoluminescence revealed that there were many oxygen vacancies in the nanoflowers. To tune the optical properties of ZnO nanoflowers, ZnO thin films with varying thicknesses were coated on the nanoflowers by atomic layer deposition, which can distinctly improve the band-edge photoluminescence properties.
