title: Doped ZnS:Mn nanoparticles obtained by sonochemical synthesis.
abstract: A study of sonochemically synthesized ZnS:Mn nanoparticles is presented. The particles prepared at low rf power (about 20 W) and room temperature coalesce to form morphologically amorphous large species (30-100 nm in diameter). As the power is increased in the range from 20 to 70 W, and the solution temperature is raised to 60 to 80 degrees C, finer particles are produced with the size ranging from 2 to 20 nm and improved crystallinity. The results indicate the dispersion of the Mn(2+) ions at near-surface sites in the particles. It is shown that the sonochemically fabricated particles approach the quality of the ones obtained by a standard chemical route and show a reasonable luminescence performance.
authors.affiliation: Materials Science Institute, Universitat de Valéncia, PO Box 22085, E-46071 Valéncia, Spain.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Korotchenkov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantarero
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Shpak
authors.forename: Yu A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Kunitskii
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Senkevich
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Borovoy
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nadtochii