Preparation of Semiconducting Sulfides Microcrystalline-Doped Silica Glasses by the Sol-Gel Process,
Abstract
The sol-gel process has been applied successfully to the preparation of small-particle-size ZnS, CdS or PbS-doped silica glasses with a significant quantum size effect. Gels prepared through the hydrolysis of complex solutions Of Si(OC2H5)4 and acetate of Zn, Cd or Pb were heated at 500 to 900oC, then reacted with H2S gas to form fine microcrystals doped glasses. From X-ray diffraction analyses and transmission electron micrographs, these crystals were cubic ZnS, hexagonal CdS and cubic PbS crystal, respectively, and their sizes were 2 to 8 nm in diameter. In the optical absorption spectra, the absorption edge exhibited a blue shift compared with those of the bulk sulfides crystals. Size dependence of energy shift was discussed in relation to size quantization of electron-hole in microcrystals. The nonlinearity was estimated to be 1. 5 x 1010 esu for 2% CdS doped glass.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADP006416
Entities
People
- Katsumi Nagasaka
- Masayuki Nogami
- Michie Watabe
Organizations
- Aichi Institute of Technology