Pressure-dependent photoluminescence of ZnO nanosheets
2005
Photoluminescence and Raman spectra of ZnO single-crystal nanosheets have been studied as a function of applied hydrostatic pressure using the diamond-anvil-cell technique at room temperature. The ZnO nanosheets synthesized via a vapor transport process have uniform plane surfaces with lateral dimensions up to several microns and thickness of ∼100nm. In terms of Raman results, the ZnO nanosheets underwent a transition from wurtzite to rock-salt structure with an increase of pressure, and the phase-transition pressure was measured to be about 11.2 GPa. However, a strong near-band-edge UV emission of ZnO nanosheets was observed with the applied pressure up to 20.0 GPa. Simultaneously, the emission peak shifted to higher-energy side with increasing pressure. By examining the dependence of the near-band-edge emission peak on the applied pressure, the pressure coefficient of the direct Γ band gap in the wurtzite ZnO nanosheets was determined.
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