title: Optical and magnetic properties of manganese-incorporated zinc sulfide nanorods synthesized by a solvothermal process.
abstract: Manganese-incorporated ZnS (MnxZn1-xS) nanorods were synthesized by a simple solvothermal process. Synthesized nanorods were single crystalline. Manganese incorporation in the ZnS lattice induces a phase transformation from hexagonal wurtzite to cubic zinc blende structure. The diameter of the nanorods increased with the increase of Mn concentration. Intense orange luminescence at approximately 585 nm was observed for the nanorods. Six-line hyperfine splitting was observed in the EPR spectra for lower Mn concentrations, whereas broad Lorentzian-shaped EPR spectra were obtained for higher Mn concentrations because of the Mn-Mn cluster formation at higher Mn concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Subhajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Soumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Subhadra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri