Abstract

Undoped and W -doped ZnO nanostructures were prepared by heating Zn and WO 3 powders in the presence of oxygen gas without any catalyst, using the thermal evaporation method at 950°C. Samples were characterized by FESEM images, also EDS, XRD and PL spectra. FESEM images showed the formation of nanowires in the undoped sample and porous nanostructures as flat-surface granules with various sizes in the doped samples. XRD spectra of the samples confirmed the formation of wurtzite hexagonal structure with (002) as the preferred orientation, while its intensity has reduced as the doping concentration has increased. Meanwhile, the room temperature PL spectra have indicated this variation is in conjunction with the reduction in the intensity of UV emission and appearance of a violet emission at 420 nm (2.95 eV).

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