Synthesis and Characterization of Mn2+ Doped ZnS Using Reverse Miceller Method

Abstract

In this work we synthesized the monodisperse of Zn1-xMnxS with x =0.00,0.02,0.04,0.06,0.08 and 0.10 nanoparticles by reverse micelle method using sodium bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) as surfactant. The prepared particles were characterized using UV-Visible Spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Photoluminescence (PL) for size, morphology and optical of the samples .UV-vis absorbance spectra for all of the synthesized nanoparticles show the maximum absorption for all samples is observed at range 210 - 300 nm . The absorption edge shifted to lower wavelengths when doping with ion Mn as per UV-Vis spectroscopy. The band gap energy values were increase from 4.50eV to 4.90 eV. This blue shift is attributed to the quantum confinement effect. The size of particles is found to be 3-5nm range. The Mn2+ doped ZnS nanoparticles using reverse micelles method shows the enhance of PL intensity results in monodisperse nanoparticles. Keywords: Nanoparticles; UV-vis absorbance spectra; quantum confinement effect; photoluminescence.