Triangular core-shell ZnO@SiO2 nanoparticles

Vijay Bhooshan Kumar; Aharon Gedanken; Pradip Paik

doi:10.1002/cphc.201300480

Triangular core-shell ZnO@SiO2 nanoparticles

Chemphyschem. 2013 Oct 7;14(14):3215-20. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201300480. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Authors

Vijay Bhooshan Kumar¹, Aharon Gedanken, Pradip Paik

Affiliation

¹ Materials Engineering and Nanoscience and Technology, School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, A.P., 500 046 (India), Fax: (+91) 40-23011087.

PMID: 23943334
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300480

Abstract

Well packed! Core-shell nanostructures composed of ZnO particles encapsulated in an equilateral triangular SiO2 shell are reported for the first time. The quantum-confinement effects within the nanostructures can be used to tune their properties for optoelectronic applications.

Keywords: SiO2; ZnO; core–shell nanoparticles; quantum confinement; spectroscopy.