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Dopant-induced red emission, paramagnetism, and hydrogen evolution of diluted magnetic semiconductor ZnS : Eu nanoparticles
Siva Pratap Reddy Mallem1†
Peddathimmula Puneetha2†
Kalupudi Subramanyam3
Varra Rajagopal Reddy4
Dong-Yeon Lee2
Young Lae Kim5†
Sung Jin An6†
Kwi-Il Park7†
1Advanced Material Research Center, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Korea 2Department of Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering/College of Mechanical and IT Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea 3Department of Physics, Government Degree College, Jaggampeta 533435, East Godavari, India 4Department of Physics, Sri Venkatewara University, Tirupati 517501, India 5Department of Electronic Engineering, Gangneung-Wonju National Univeristy, Gangneung 25457, Korea 6Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Korea 7School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
ylkim@gwnu.ac.kr, sungjinan@kumoh.ac.kr, kipark@knu.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, April 2023, 40(4), 722-726(5), 10.1007/s11814-022-1374-y
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Abstract
Cubic-structured europium (Eu) doped zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared via refluxing
at 150 o
C. Absolute structural studies showed that Eu+
ions were successfully substituted into the ZnS host lattice and
changed the original structure of the host. As-fabricated ZnS:Eu NPs exhibited typical red emission due to the transition of the Eu dopant in the 5
d0-
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f1, 5
d0-
7
f2, 5
d0-
7
f3, and 5
d0-
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f4 energy levels of the 4f orbital of the dopant. The typical
diamagnetic ZnS could be converted to tunable paramagnetic as a function of Eu-doping content. These NPs were
quantified for hydrogen evolution through water splitting by artificial solar spectrum. Eu doping can drastically
enhance the hydrogen (H2) evolution capability of ZnS, which is higher than that of bare ZnS NPs. The causes behind
these engrossing results will be revealed. These interesting properties may find applications in optoelectronics, spintronics, and H2 evolution.
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