Mechanisms behind green photoluminescence in ZnO phosphor powders
Mechanisms behind green photoluminescence in ZnO phosphor powders
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DOI:
10.1063/1.362349
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发表时间:
1996-05-15
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Gnade, BE
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作者:
Vanheusden, K;Warren, WL;Gnade, BE
We explore the interrelationships between the green 510 nm emission, the free-carrier concentration, and the paramagnetic oxygen-vacancy density in commercial ZnO phosphors by combining photoluminescence, optical-absorption, and electron-paramagnetic-resonance spectroscopies. We find that the green emission intensity is strongly influenced by free-carrier depletion at the particle surface, particularly for small particles and/or low doping. Our data suggest that the singly ionized oxygen vacancy is responsible for the green emission in ZnO; this emission results from the recombination of a photogenerated hole with the singly ionized charge state of this defect. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.