Enhanced photoluminescence of ZnO/Er2O3 core-shell structure nanorods synthesized by pulsed laser deposition

• Main Authors: Yuan, C. L., Li, Shaozhou, Gan, Chee Lip, Cai, Hui, Guo, Jun, Lee, Pooi See, Ma, Jan
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95029; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A narrow size distribution of ZnO nanorod array has been synthesized on silicon substrate by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) in argon ambient. ZnO/Er2O3 core-shell nanostructures were then formed through PLD of a thin Er2O3 layer onto the fabricated ZnO nanorod surface. T...