Abstract
The present investigation reports a simple solution process for synthesizing CuO quantum dots at low temperature without using surfactants or templates. Detailed structural characterizations revealed that the as-prepared CuO quantum dots were uniform and dense with high crystallinity. As-prepared CuO quantum dots were used as an ink to prepare CuO films on glass substrates via a spin-coating method. The effects of annealing temperature on the optical properties of CuO films were investigated. The optical transparency of the CuO films showed an improved transmittance of > 80% at a wave length of 800 nm after annealing at 300 °C. In addition, the band-gap energy was observed to decrease from 1.70 to 1.28 eV with increasing annealing temperature from 300 to 500 °C due to the improvement in the crystallinity with grain growth in the films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 68-72 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2013R1A2A2A07067688).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Korean Physical Society.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- CuO
- Ink solution
- Optical properties
- Quantum dots
- Thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)