Effect of temperature on ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method in zinc tungstate: The relationship between structural and optical properties
Abstract: Zinc tungstate is an inorganic material which shows immense potential in diverse areas such as photoluminescence, sodium-ion batteries, and catalysis. Thus, the synthesis and characterization of ZnWO4 by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis using different heat treatments (between 750 °C and 1000 °C) is reported herein. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to confirm the formation of the ZnWO4 with wolframite-type monoclinic structure. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the ZnWO4 particles have a microsphere-like morphology formed by the junction of different nanocrystals and its surface changed by heat treatment. The bandgap energies had a small variation among the samples (3.88 eV–3.98 eV). The photoluminescence emission of the samples showed a broadband spectrum with white light, in which structural alterations occurred with the increase in the heat treatment, which also increased the emission intensity and broadband. The samples synthesized at 950 °C and 1000 °C showed to be promising warm- and neutral-white light emission sources.
Author(s): Santiago, A.A.G.; Tranquilin, R.L.; Li, M.S.; Longo, E.; Motta, F.V.; Bomio, M.R.D.
Materials Chemistry and Physics
Published: 15 January 2021, Volume 258, 123991
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123991
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