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Effects of Doping with Al, Ga, and In on Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanorods Grown by Hydrothermal Method

  • Kim, Soaram (Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University) ;
  • Nam, Giwoong (Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Hyunggil (Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University) ;
  • Yoon, Hyunsik (Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Heon (School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Su (Department of Physics, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Jin Soo (Research Center of Advanced Materials Development (RCAMD), Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Do Yeob (Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University) ;
  • Kim, Sung-O (Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), Clemson University) ;
  • Leem, Jae-Young (Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University)
  • Received : 2012.11.22
  • Accepted : 2013.01.30
  • Published : 2013.04.20
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Abstract

The structural and optical properties of the ZnO, Al-doped ZnO, Ga-doped ZnO, and In-doped ZnO nanorods were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence (PL) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. All the nanorods grew with good alignment on the ZnO seed layers and the ZnO nanorod dimensions could be controlled by the addition of the various dopants. For instance, the diameter of the nanorods decreased with increasing atomic number of the dopants. The ratio between the near-band-edge emission (NBE) and the deep-level emission (DLE) intensities ($I_{NBE}/I_{DLE}$) obtained by PL gradually decreased because the DLE intensity from the nanorods gradually increased with increase in the atomic number of the dopants. We found that the dopants affected the structural and optical properties of the ZnO nanorods including their dimensions, lattice constants, residual stresses, bond lengths, PL properties, transmittance values, optical band gaps, and Urbach energies.

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