Characterization and luminescent properties of SiO2:ZnS:Mn2+ and ZnS:Mn2+ nanophosphors synthesized by a sol-gel method

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 404, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4470-4475

  Biggs, M M ^a   Ntwaeaborwa, O M ^a   Terblans, J J ^a   Swart, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bandgap; Luminescence; Nanophosphors; ZnS:Mn2+

Indexed keywords

ANNEALED POWDERS; BAND GAPS; BANDGAP; CONCENTRATION OF; DEFECTS EMISSIONS; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; DRIED GEL; EMISSION PEAKS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HE-CD LASERS; LUMINESCENT PROPERTY; NANOPHOSPHORS; PL INTENSITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOL-GEL METHODS; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; WURTZITE STRUCTURE; ZINC-BLENDE; ZNO; ZNS NANOPARTICLES;

ANNEALING; DIFFRACTION; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GELS; HELIUM; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 71849096921     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2009.09.048     Document Type: Article

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