Applied Surface Science, Vol.257, No.17, 7699-7703, 2011
Organic molecules passivated Mn doped Zinc Selenide quantum dots and its properties
Quantum dots of Mn doped Zinc Selenide with N-Methylaniline as the capping agent was prepared by simple and inexpensive wet chemical method. Size of the particles observed by TEM was of the order of 2-4nm which was well consistent with the size measured by UV analysis. The presence of paramagnetic substance Mn2+ in the ZnSe quantum dots was confirmed by EPR measurement. Mn doped ZnSe nanoparticles exhibited a strong blue emission that was strongly dependent upon the Mn dopant level and the surface passivation produced by N-Methylaniline. The stability of the product was studied by thermal analysis which shows that this product is highly suitable for opto-electronic applications. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Mn doped Zinc Selenide;Nanoparticles;Wet chemical method;Optical properties;Structural properties