title: Sonochemical synthesis of highly luminescent zinc oxide nanoparticles doped with magnesium(II).
abstract: A bright idea: Mg/ZnO nanoparticles that exhibit bright, stable photoluminescence both in colloidal dispersions and in the solid state are formed by doping Mg(II) ions into ZnO nanoparticles by sonochemical synthesis. The changes in their band gaps and luminescence properties rely on the defect concentrations inside the ZnO nanoparticles; these concentrations are determined by the Mg/Zn molar ratios (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, 200433 Shanghai, PR China. hmxiong@fudan.edu.cn
authors.forename: Huan-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Dmitry G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Shchukin
authors.forename: Helmuth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möhwald
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong-Yao
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D049449:Luminescence; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D013010:Sonication; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium; D015034:Zinc Oxide