Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation

Abstract Swift heavy ions (SHI) irradiation of Nickel (Ni) beam with different ions fluence bring the modifications in the functional properties of radio frequency (RF) grown zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanocrystalline thin films. X-ray diffraction analysis affirms the monoclinic to tetragonal phase tran...

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Autores principales:	Vishnu Chauhan, Deepika Gupta, Nikhil Koratkar, Rajesh Kumar
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:16a31ec5d39b496396277b97408cb2022021-12-02T19:09:19ZPhase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation10.1038/s41598-021-96961-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/16a31ec5d39b496396277b97408cb2022021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96961-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Swift heavy ions (SHI) irradiation of Nickel (Ni) beam with different ions fluence bring the modifications in the functional properties of radio frequency (RF) grown zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanocrystalline thin films. X-ray diffraction analysis affirms the monoclinic to tetragonal phase transformation and diminishing of peak at higher fluence 1 × 1014 and 2 × 1014 ions/cm2 induced by electronic excitation caused by SHI. Zirconium oxide thin films exhibit the same thickness (195 nm) of virgin and irradiated samples and whereas the nanocrystalline thin films have the elemental composition in proper stoichiometry (1:2) as analyzed by rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS). Photoluminescence measurements confirm the blue emission of virgin and irradiated sample recorded at excitation wavelength 270 to 310 nm. The intensity of obtained emission bands varies with fluence which is interpreted in terms of generation and annihilation of defect centers. The characteristic Ag and Bg Raman modes of monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2 are obtained at different positions. Moreover, the nanocrystalline ZrO2 thin films exhibits the most prominent absorption phenomenon in the visible range and the irradiation cause significant decrease in band gap to 3.69 eV compare to the virgin ZrO2 sample (3.86 eV). XPS analysis indicates the shifting of the core levels Zr 3d and O 1s towards higher binding energy and spin—orbit splitting of different states. The findings in this research justify that the irradiated thin films can be a potential candidate for designing of new materials, intense radiation environments, nuclear reactors, nuclear waste systems, clean energy sources.Vishnu ChauhanDeepika GuptaNikhil KoratkarRajesh KumarNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Vishnu Chauhan Deepika Gupta Nikhil Koratkar Rajesh Kumar Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
description	Abstract Swift heavy ions (SHI) irradiation of Nickel (Ni) beam with different ions fluence bring the modifications in the functional properties of radio frequency (RF) grown zirconium oxide (ZrO2) nanocrystalline thin films. X-ray diffraction analysis affirms the monoclinic to tetragonal phase transformation and diminishing of peak at higher fluence 1 × 1014 and 2 × 1014 ions/cm2 induced by electronic excitation caused by SHI. Zirconium oxide thin films exhibit the same thickness (195 nm) of virgin and irradiated samples and whereas the nanocrystalline thin films have the elemental composition in proper stoichiometry (1:2) as analyzed by rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS). Photoluminescence measurements confirm the blue emission of virgin and irradiated sample recorded at excitation wavelength 270 to 310 nm. The intensity of obtained emission bands varies with fluence which is interpreted in terms of generation and annihilation of defect centers. The characteristic Ag and Bg Raman modes of monoclinic and tetragonal ZrO2 are obtained at different positions. Moreover, the nanocrystalline ZrO2 thin films exhibits the most prominent absorption phenomenon in the visible range and the irradiation cause significant decrease in band gap to 3.69 eV compare to the virgin ZrO2 sample (3.86 eV). XPS analysis indicates the shifting of the core levels Zr 3d and O 1s towards higher binding energy and spin—orbit splitting of different states. The findings in this research justify that the irradiated thin films can be a potential candidate for designing of new materials, intense radiation environments, nuclear reactors, nuclear waste systems, clean energy sources.
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author	Vishnu Chauhan Deepika Gupta Nikhil Koratkar Rajesh Kumar
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title	Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
title_short	Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
title_full	Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
title_fullStr	Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
title_full_unstemmed	Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation
title_sort	phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by ni ion beam irradiation
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/16a31ec5d39b496396277b97408cb202
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Phase transformation and enhanced blue photoluminescence of zirconium oxide poly-crystalline thin film induced by Ni ion beam irradiation

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