An optical investigation of silver nanoclusters composite soda-lime glass formed by electric field assisted diffusion

Junhong Zhao, Jian Lin*, Wenjun Zhang, Shuo Zhang, Guannan Zhao, Wen CAI

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Abstract

Silver nanoclusters (NCs) embedded in soda-lime glass was synthesized by the electric fieldassisted diffusion (EFAD) and successive annealing. The samples were characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and lifetime measurements. The experimental results show that the growth of silver clusters is favored by the annealing temperature and dwell time. The as-diffused and annealed glass samples show photoluminescence around 550 nm under UV excitation, which can be associated with the presence of L-center and Ag3 + cluster. And the increasing of the annealing temperature and dwell time results in an appearance of the SPR peak and the decreasing of the luminescence intensities because the Ag3 + clusters grow up into the Ag nanoparticles.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)338-344
JournalJournal Wuhan University of Technology, Materials Science Edition
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2017

Research Keywords

  • Ag nanoclusters
  • composite materials
  • electric field-assisted diffusion
  • optical spectroscopy

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