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EPR and photoluminescence studies of ZnO:Mn nanophosphors prepared by solution combustion route

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Title EPR and photoluminescence studies of ZnO:Mn nanophosphors prepared by solution combustion route
 
Creator Reddy, A. Jagannatha
Kokila, M. K.
Nagabhushana, H.
Rao, J. L.
Nagabhushana, B. M.
Shivakumara, C.
Chakradhar, R P S
 
Subject Electronics
 
Description Nanocrystalline ZnO:Mn (0.1 mol%) phosphors have been successfully prepared by self propagating, gas producing solution combustion method. The powder X-ray diffraction of as-formed ZnO:Mn sample shows, hexagonal wurtzite phase with particle size of similar to 40 nm. For Mn doped ZnO, the lattice parameters and volume of unit cell (a=3.23065 angstrom, c=5.27563 angstrom and V=47.684 (angstrom)(3)) are found to be greater than that of undoped ZnO (a=3.19993 angstrom, c=5.22546 angstrom and V=46.336 (angstrom)(3)). The SEM micrographs reveal that besides the spherical crystals, the powders also contained several voids and pores. The TEM photograph also shows the particles are approximately spherical in nature. The FTIR spectrum shows two peaks at similar to 3428 and 1598 cm(-1) which are attributed to O-H stretching and H-O-H bending vibration. The PL spectra of ZnO:Mn indicate a strong green emission peak at 526 nm and a weak red emission at 636 nm corresponding to (4)T(1) -> (6)A(1) transition of Mn(2+) ions. The EPR spectrum exhibits fine structure transition which will be split into six hyperfine components due to (55)Mn hyperfine coupling giving rise to all 30 allowed transitions. From EPR spectra the spin-Hamiltonian parameters have been evaluated and discussed. The magnitude of the hyperfine splitting (A) constant indicates that there exists a moderately covalent bonding between the Mn(2+) ions and the surrounding ligands. The number of spins participating in resonance (N), its paramagnetic susceptibility (chi) have been evaluated. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher Pergamon-Elsevier
 
Date 2011-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cgcri.csircentral.net/309/1/nagabhushana.pdf
Reddy, A. Jagannatha and Kokila, M. K. and Nagabhushana, H. and Rao, J. L. and Nagabhushana, B. M. and Shivakumara, C. and Chakradhar, R P S (2011) EPR and photoluminescence studies of ZnO:Mn nanophosphors prepared by solution combustion route. Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 79 (3). pp. 476-480. ISSN 1386-1425
 
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