title: Nanocrystalline ZnO with ultraviolet luminescence.
abstract: Octylamine capped ZnO nanoparticles with mean diameters in the range of 4-14 nm were obtained by thermolysis of single source metal-organic precursors. The nanocrystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and UV-visible, luminescence, and excitation spectroscopies. The nanocrystals are sufficiently defect-free to exhibit band edge luminescence. The size dependence of the changes in the band gap have been calculated by different methods and compared with the Kayanuma model.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: P John
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien