Abstract
Highly luminescent surface-passivated ZnS:Mn nanoparticles were synthesized straightforwardly by a simple liquid-solid-solution method. Compared to the pristine Mn-doped zinc sulfide nanocrystals (quantum efficiency: ∼19%), the Li-added ZnS:Mn exhibited significantly enhanced luminescence properties (quantum efficiency: ∼43%). The surface passivation was investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and by the change in the radiative/nonradiative recombination rates. The photoluminescence enhancement is due to the formation of an effective passivation layer induced by lithium, and consequent suppression of the nonradiative recombination transitions.
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