Structural, optical, photocatalytic, and optoelectronic properties of Zn2SnO4 nanocrystals prepared by hydrothermal method
- 18 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nanotechnology
- Vol. 32 (14), 145702
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abd509
Abstract
Zn2SnO4 (ZTO) nanocrystals are extensively studied in various fields. However, size-dependent ZTO nanocrystals are still challenging to understand their structural, optical, photocatalytic, and optoelectronic properties. ZTO nanocrystals are synthesized by a facile hydrothermal reaction method. The structural properties of the synthesized ZTO nanocrystals are studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The sizes of the ZTO nanocrystals are controlled by the pH values of the precursor and the molar ratios of the Zn:Sn in the starting materials. ZTO nanocrystals with the small size of 6 nm and large size of 270 nm are obtained by our method. The Eu3+ ions are doped into ZTO nanocrystals to probe size-dependent Eu doping sites, which shows significant potential applications in LED phosphors. Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of ZTO nanocrystals on rhodamine (RhB) decoloration are investigated, and the results show that 6 nm ZTO nanocrystals show better performance in the photocatalytic decoloration of RhB compared to 270 nm nanocrystals. Most importantly, we design and fabricate optoelectronic devices to detect IR light based on our nanocrystals and a self-prepared NIR cyanine dye. The device based on small sized ZTO nanocrystals exhibits better device performance under 808 nm IR light compared to that of the large sized ZTO nanocrystals. We believe this work represents ZTO size-dependent properties in term of structural, optical, photocatalytic, and optoelectronic properties as a multifunctional material.Keywords
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- Office of Integrative Activities (1757220)
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