Abstract

Quantum surface effects (new emission bands, blueshifts, intensity enhancement) were observed in SPAN-80 activated ZnS nanocolloids and explained in terms of time-dependent density functional theory. The experimental evidences were demonstrated for both undoped and Cu, Mn-doped colloidal phases. The photoluminescence spectra of these materials showed a new green band at 520nm (ZnS:Cu) and a yellow-orange band at 576nm (ZnS:Mn) besides a blue band at 465nm. All bands lie in the visible region and are blueshifted, show sharp emissions with narrow widths and have approximately 20-times stronger intensities in comparison with those of the bulk samples. The time-resolved luminescence spectra showed that the life-times of free electrons were 0.12μs and 1.9ms in ZnS:Cu and ZnS:Mn correspondingly.

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