Abstract

ZnO/carbon-black heterostructures were synthesized using a sol–gel method and crystallized by annealing at 500 °C under 2 × 10−2 Torr for 10 min. The crystal structures and binding vibration modes were determined by XRD, HRTEM, and Raman spectrometry. Their surface morphologies were observed by FESEM. The Moiré pattern that is observed in the HRTEM images confirms that the carbon-black nanoparticles were covered by the ZnO crystals. Measurements of optical absorptance revealed that the optical band gap of the ZnO/carbon-black heterostructures increased from 2.33 to 2.98 eV as the carbon-black nanoparticle content increases from 0 to 8.33 × 10−3 mol owing to the Burstein–Moss effect. The photoluminescence intensities at the near-band edge and of the violet, and blue light were increased by factors about 68.3, 62.8, and 56.8, respectively, when the carbon-black contents is of the 2.03 × 10−3 mol. This work reveals that the proper carbon-black nanoparticle content involved increases the PL intensities of the ZnO crystals in the short wavelength regime, supporting their potential application in the light-emitting devices.

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Title
Zinc oxide nanostructures enhanced photoluminescence by carbon-black nanoparticles in Moiré heterostructures
Author
Wang, Chih-Chiang 1 ; Lo, An-Ya 1 ; Cheng, Ming-Che 2 ; Chang, Yu-Sung 2 ; Shih, Han-Chang 3 ; Shieu, Fuh-Sheng 2 ; Tsai, He-Ting 4 

 National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan (GRID:grid.454303.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 0639 3650) 
 National Chung Hsing University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan (GRID:grid.260542.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 3749) 
 National Chung Hsing University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Taichung, Taiwan (GRID:grid.260542.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 3749); Chinese Culture University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Taipei, Taiwan (GRID:grid.411531.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2225 1407) 
 National Chung Hsing University, Instrument Center, The Office of Research and Development, Taichung, Taiwan (GRID:grid.260542.7) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 3749) 
Pages
9704
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2826998535
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.