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Title: | Mapping the Origins of Luminescence in ZnO Nanowires by STEM-CL |
Authors: | Kennedy, OW White, ER Howkins, A Williams, CK Boyd, IW Warburton, PA Shaffer, MSP |
Issue Date: | 7-Jan-2019 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Citation: | Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10(3): pp. 386 - 392 |
Abstract: | In semiconductor nanowires, understanding both the sources of luminescence (excitonic recombination, defects, etc.) and the distribution of luminescent centers (be they uniformly distributed, or concentrated at structural defects or at the surface) is important for synthesis and applications. We develop scanning transmission electron microscopy−cathodoluminescence (STEM-CL) measurements, allowing the structure and cathodoluminescence (CL) of single ZnO nanowires to be mapped at high resolution. Using a CL pixel resolution of 10 nm, variations of the CL spectra within such nanowires in the direction perpendicular to the nanowire growth axis are identified for the first time. By comparing the local CL spectra with the bulk photoluminescence spectra, the CL spectral features are assigned to internal and surface defect structures. Hyperspectral CL maps are deconvolved to enable characteristic spectral features to be spatially correlated with structural features within single nanowires. We have used these maps to show that the spatial distribution of these defects correlates well with regions that show an increased rate of nonradiative transitions. |
Description: | The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03286. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/17458 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03286 |
ISSN: | 1948-7185 |
Appears in Collections: | The Experimental Techniques Centre |
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