title: Effects of the Template Composition and Coating on the Photoluminescence Properties of ZnS:Mn Nanoparticles.
abstract: Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals based on low dopant concentrations (0-2%) and coated with a shell of Zn(OH)2 have been prepared via soft template and precipitation reaction. The results indicate that the ZnS:Mn nanocrystal is cubic zinc blende structure and its diameter is 3.02 nm as demonstrated by XRD. Measured by TEM, the morphology of nanocrystals is a spherical shape, and their particle size (3-5 nm) is similar to that of XRD results. Photoluminescence spectra under ultraviolet region shows that the volume ratio of alcohol to water in the template has a great effect on the luminescence properties of ZnS:Mn particles. Compared with unpassivated ZnS:Mn nanocrystals, ZnS:Mn/Zn(OH)2 core/shell nanocrystal exhibits much improved luminescence and higher absolute quantum efficiency. Meanwhile, we simply explore the formation mechanism of ZnS:Mn nanocrystals in alcohol and water system and analyze the reason why alcohol and water cluster structures can affect the luminescent properties of nanoparticle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China. wyh@lzu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yuhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang