Abstract
In this work, we report the optical properties of Mg- and Ni-doped Ag2S colloidal nanoparticles. The Mg- and Ni-doped Ag2S nanoparticles were prepared using a wet chemical method. The influence of doping on the optical properties of the Mg- and Ni-doped Ag2S nanoparticles was investigated. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed the shapes of particles to be spherical with an average particle size of about 5–18 nm for all pure and doped Ag2S nanoparticles. The absorption spectra of the Mg-doped samples were red shifted from 2.42 to 2.20 eV, however, the UV-vis spectra of the Ni-doped Ag2S showed a blue shift from 2.42 to 2.60 eV. The observed blue shift in the band gap of Ni-doped Ag2S may be due to the substitution of Ni in to the Ag2S lattice. The photoluminescence intensity of the Mg-doped Ag2S nanoparticles increased as the Mg concentration was increased. However, the photoluminescence (PL) intensity of the Ni-doped Ag2S decreased as the concentration of Ni was increased.
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