title: ESR and photoluminescence properties of Cu doped ZnS nanoparticles.
abstract: Nanoparticles of Zn1-xCuxS with Cu concentrations of x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 were prepared by a co-precipitation reaction method from homogeneous solutions of zinc and copper salts. Both the ZnS and ZnS:Cu nanoparticles excited at about 370 nm exhibits a broad green emission band peaking around 491 nm, which confirms the characteristic feature of Zn2+ as well as Cu2+ ions as luminescent centers in the lattice. The TEM micrographs showed spherical morphology for ZnS nanocrystals and the average size of the particles was estimated to be around 8.5 nm. At liquid nitrogen temperature, ESR signal characteristic of Cu2+ ions was observed in samples of all concentrations. ESR spectra analysis also indicated that Cu2+ ions enter the host lattice by replacing Zn2+ ions with distorted tetrahedral site symmetry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 517502, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sambasivam
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sathyaseelan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raja Reddy
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Jayasankar
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007477:Ions; D008027:Light; D049449:Luminescence; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D012492:Salts; D013440:Sulfides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc; C031238:zinc sulfide