Encapsulation Of Ag Nanoparticle-Carbon Composite And Enhancement Of Visible Light ZnO Nanorods Photodiode

Rajamanickam, Suvindraj and Mohammad, Sabah M. and Hassan, Z. and Muhammad, Aminu and Kabaa, E. A. (2020) Encapsulation Of Ag Nanoparticle-Carbon Composite And Enhancement Of Visible Light ZnO Nanorods Photodiode. In: 5th Meeting of Malaysia Nitrides Research Group (MNRG 2020), 1-2 December 2020.

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Abstract

In this paper, the effect of encapsulating silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs)- carbon composite onto zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) hydrothermally grown on silicon substrate is characterized and its photodiode performance studied. The composite was dissolved in acetone and drop casted onto ZnO NRs and the samples are baked on a hot plate. FESEM imaging was done and shows the top part of ZnO NRs coated with the composite and EDX testing shows the component are made of carbon as the majority and Ag the minority component. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows the Ag-NPs embedded into the carbon coating. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra shows slight peak broadening of the ZnO main peak at 378 nm. Photodiode measurements shows the encapsulated nanorods has reduced photoresponse to UV light (395 nm) but more responsive to visible light (460 nm) due to creation of new energy states inside the band gap of ZnO.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC1-999 Physics
Divisions: Institut Penyelidikan dan Teknologi Nano Optoelektronik (Institute of Nano Optoelectronics Research and Technology (INOR)) > Conference or Workshop Item
Depositing User: Mr Aizat Asmawi Abdul Rahim
Date Deposited: 04 May 2021 07:07
Last Modified: 04 May 2021 07:07
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/49099

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