Synthesis and photoluminescence of Zn2SnO4 nanowires

Steady state and time resolved optical characterization studies of Zn2SnO4 nanowires for solar cell applications

“…However, it should be noted that emission similar to our observed red emission peak has been reported by numerous groups 18,[42][43][44] . While several possible explanations have been suggested, such as Zn or Sn vacancies, lack of Zn/Sn stoichiometry, or Oxygen vacancies, the origin of this emission is still unclear.…”

Hydrothermal synthesis of novel Zn2SnO4 octahedron microstructures assembled with hexagon nanoplates

“…Recently, such potential applications as electrode material for Li-ion batteries and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been demonstrated [12,[14][15][16]. In the literatures, ZTO has been prepared via thermal evaporation [7], high-temperature calcinations [17,18], sol-gel synthesis [10], ball-milling [19], chemical vapor deposition [20], radio frequency magnetron sputtering [13,21], hydrothermal reaction [12,[22][23][24] and thermal plasma [25]. However, it is difficult to obtain a single phase of ZTO by conventional solid-state reaction.…”

Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of the local atomic structures and cation ordering in perovskite- and spinel-type zinc stannate synthesized by co-precipitation method

“…This analysis technique is useful to provide qualitative information about the local structural parameters and crystal phase determination of the samples. In particular, to the best of our knowledge, the computation of the local atomic environment of zinc stannates, obtained from EXAFS spectra, has not been previously reported in ZneO (1) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 1.52 ± 0.08 0.007 ± 0.044 ZneO (2) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 1.89 ± 0.25 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (3) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 1.95 ± 0.26 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (4) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 2.02 ± 0.29 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneSn (1) 2.0 ± 0.2 Sn 2.13 ± 0.30 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneSn (2) 2.0 ± 0.2 Sn 2.27 ± 0.30 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneO (5) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 2.36 ± 0.30 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (6) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 2.44 ± 0.30 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (7) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 2.58 ± 0.37 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (8) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 2.63 ± 0.30 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneZn (1) 2.0 ± 0.2 Zn 2.71 ± 0.29 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneO (9) 4.0 ± 0.2 O 2.85 ± 0.39 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneO (10) 1.0 ± 0.2 O 2.94 ± 0.29 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneSn (3) 1.0 ± 0.2 Sn 3.12 ± 0.29 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneO (11) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 3.18 ± 0.30 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneZn (2) 2.0 ± 0.2 Zn 3.23 ± 0.39 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneO (12) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 3.26 ± 0.33 0.004 ± 0.009 ZneZn (3) 2.0 ± 0.2 Zn 3.34 ± 0.28 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneSn (4) 1.0 ± 0.2 Sn 3.51 ± 0.35 0.027 ± 0.025 ZneO (13) 2.0 ± 0.2 O 3.55 ± 0.34 0.004 ± 0.009 the literature. Our present study can therefore be used to fill an information gap on the structural properties of zinc stannate powders, and may be useful for future research studies.…”