Abstract
As one of the most important II-VI compound semiconductors with a direct wide band gap, zinc selenide (ZnSe, bulk crystal
Eg = 2.7 eV at 300K) exhibits a great potential for various applications. ZnSe doped nanoparticles has been fabricated
using chemical precipitation method and steric hindrance is given by polyvinylpyrrolidone. The size and morphology of the
nanostructures is determined by the XRD, TEM and SAED. Laser induced photoluminescence studies were also conducted
to study various optical parameters like excited state lifetime, emission wavelength and trap-depths of these chalcogenide
nanostructures. ZnSe nanostructures show weak electric dipole visible transitions due to the perturbations of added
dopants. These type of nanomaterials exhibit fundamentally unique properties with great potential of bringing plethora of
next generation technologies in electronics, computing, optics, biotechnology, medical imaging, medicine, drug delivery,
structural materials, aerospace, energy etc.
Keywords
Nanostructures, Photoluminescence, Electric dipole, Excited State lifetime, Zn Se, PVP.
Citation
SUNIL KUMAR, NIDHI SHARMA, N. K.VERMA, S. K. CHAKARVARTI, Luminescent nanoparticles of doped ZnSe passivated by PVP, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 1, 12, December 2007, pp.677-682 (2007).
Submitted at: Nov. 12, 2007
Accepted at: Nov. 27, 2007