Issue 9, 2009

SnO2 hierarchical nanostructure and its strong narrow-band photoluminescence

Abstract

A hydrothermal method was developed for the fabrication of the hierarchical SnO2nanostructure with interstitial Sn2+ (Sni). Eleven narrow emissions occurred in the photoluminescence spectra after annealing at above 900 °C, which have never been reported for the un-doped SnO2. The narrow emissions are well explained as the result of electron transitions among energy levels in Sni. Detailed structural investigation and analysis revealed the important role of the intermediate SnO in the formation of the hierarchical nanostructure and the interstitial Sn2+.

Graphical abstract: SnO2 hierarchical nanostructure and its strong narrow-band photoluminescence

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Oct 2008
Accepted
05 Dec 2008
First published
22 Jan 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 1320-1324

SnO2 hierarchical nanostructure and its strong narrow-band photoluminescence

M. Fang, X. Tan, B. Cheng and L. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 1320 DOI: 10.1039/B817530F

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