Gold nanoparticles embedded zinc oxide films as possible optical filters
01 Aug 2011-International Journal of Nanoscience (World Scientific Publishing Company)-Vol. 10, pp 601-604
TL;DR: In this paper, multilayered structures of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) embedded Zno films were prepared by sandwiching Au nanoparticles in between magnetron sputtered Zno film.
Abstract: Multilayered structures of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) embedded Zno films were prepared by sandwiching Au nanoparticles in between magnetron sputtered Zno films. More than 80% transmittance in visible region was observed for Zno film. For structures consisting of single and double layers of AuNPs, transmittance at ~600 nm was reduced to ~25% and ~6%, respectively. AuNPs embedded sandwiches showed a huge reduction in UV Photoluminescence that was prominent in pure Zno films, and was attributed to the interband absorption in Au.
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