Photoluminescence of undoped and Ce-doped SnO 2 thin films deposited by sol-gel-dip-coating method

Shuai Chen, Xiaoru Zhao, Haiyan Xie, Jinming Liu, Libing Duan, Xiaojun Ba, Jianlin Zhao

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Abstract

The undoped and Ce-doped SnO 2 thin films synthesized by a simple sol-gel-dip-coating method on glass substrates were investigated by means of X-ray diffractometer, visible spectrophotometer and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The samples were polycrystalline thin films with rutile structure of undoped SnO 2 . A violet PL peak was observed in undoped SnO 2 at room temperatures, while a blue PL peak appeared only after introducing Ce 3+ ions into the SnO 2 host. The effects of Ce doping concentration and heat-treatment temperature on PL of the films were further studied, and the luminescence mechanism was also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3255-3259
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume258
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Photoluminescence
  • Sol-gel
  • Thin films

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