Graphene oxide/ZnO nanorods/graphene oxide sandwich structure: The origins and mechanisms of photoluminescence

Issam Boukhoubza, Mohammed Khenfouch, Mohamed Achehboune, Bakang Moses Mothudi, Izeddine Zorkani, Anouar Jorio

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the structural and optical properties of Graphene oxide/ZnO nanorods/graphene oxide (GO/ZnO nanorods/GO) nanocomposites prepared via a hydrothermal method on Si (100) substrate. The X-ray diffraction measurements (XRD) confirm that the prepared samples are of hexagonal wurtzite structure with crystallite size around 50–60 nm. It was obvious from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) that by incorporating the ZnO nanorods between the inter-layer of GO confirmed the formation of sandwich-like nanocomposites structure. ZnO nanorods interaction with GO is displayed by the different vibrational frequencies in fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The UV–Vis spectrum reveals the strongest absorption was observed around 370 nm, while calculating optical band gap energy (Eg) of GO/ZnO NRs/GO was found to be 3.15 eV. The photoluminescence (PL) measurements indicates that the ZnO nanorods have a strong visible emission centered at 559 nm attributed to the presence of impurities in the form of oxygen vacancies After the nanorods were covered with GO layers, the PL intensity of the nanocomposite is quenched and shifted due to charge-transfer process. Consequently, the obtained results may lead to better performance for the optoelectronic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1320-1326
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of alloys and Compounds
Volume797
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Excitation effect
  • Graphene oxide
  • Hydrothermal method
  • ZnO nanorods

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