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    1. The document summarizes research on the preparation of CdSe/PVA nanocomposites with varying pH and their electroluminescence properties. 2. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared with higher pH showed electroluminescence at lower voltages. Increasing the pH during preparation resulted in higher bandgap energies and smaller particle sizes around 3-4 nm. 3. Electroluminescence brightness increased with both higher frequency and applied voltage. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared at higher pH required lower threshold voltages for light emission.

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    1. The document summarizes research on the preparation of CdSe/PVA nanocomposites with varying pH and their electroluminescence properties. 2. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared with higher pH showed electroluminescence at lower voltages. Increasing the pH during preparation resulted in higher bandgap energies and smaller particle sizes around 3-4 nm. 3. Electroluminescence brightness increased with both higher frequency and applied voltage. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared at higher pH required lower threshold voltages for light emission.

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    1. The document summarizes research on the preparation of CdSe/PVA nanocomposites with varying pH and their electroluminescence properties. 2. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared with higher pH showed electroluminescence at lower voltages. Increasing the pH during preparation resulted in higher bandgap energies and smaller particle sizes around 3-4 nm. 3. Electroluminescence brightness increased with both higher frequency and applied voltage. Smaller CdSe nanoparticles prepared at higher pH required lower threshold voltages for light emission.

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    Nano Vision, Vol.

    1 (2), 64-67 (2011)

    Electroluminescence from CdSe /PVA NanoComposites


    KAMAL KUSHWAHA, PRIYANKA SHUKLA, DURGESH NANDINI,
    P. SINGH and M. RAMRAKHIANI
    Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Physics and Electronics
    Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhyalaya, Jabalpur (M.P.) India
    ABSTRACT
    The synthesis of polymer nanocomposites is an integral aspect of
    polymer nanotechnology. It has been shown that the optical
    properties of a material can be improved by inserting nanoparticles
    with its polymer matrix. CdSe/PVA Nanocomposites with various
    pH values have been prepared using chemical technique. The
    investigations of the prepared samples show that the smaller CdSe
    nanocomposits prepared with higher pH give EL in low voltage
    range.

    1. INTRODUCTION
    Cadmium selenide (CdSe) is well
    known luminescent material and being used
    in various devices like UV light emitting
    diodes, flat panel displays, photo-voltaic
    device etc. The effect of reducing the size of
    CdSe crystals is expected to improve the
    performance of these devices. The properties
    can also be tuned by incorporation of
    nanoparticles in polymer matrix.
    The
    present work reports the preparation of CdSe
    nanocrystal in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
    matrix and their electroluminescese studies
    at various voltages and frequencies.
    2. EXPERIMENTAL
    20ml PVA solution was taken and
    1ml CdCl2 (0.01M) was added with constant
    stirring. Ammonia solution was then slowly
    added until a clear solution was obtained.

    The pH value was adjusted with dilute acetic


    acid. An appropriate amount of freshly
    prepared(1M) selenosulfate solution was
    introduced in order to achieve the required
    metal/selenium molor ratio.The mixture was
    stirred for 3h at room temperature to obtain a
    transparent solution. The solution was cast
    on a glass substrate and conducting glass
    plate. Upon solvent evaporation, a PVAcadmium selenide composite film was
    obtained. The samples were prepared by
    varying pH values (8, 10 and 12). Optical
    absorption spectra of the samples were
    recorded in the range of 300-800nm by
    Perkin Elemer Lambde-12 spectrometer. EL
    cell
    was
    prepared
    by
    depositing
    nanocomposite layer over Sno2 coated, glass
    plate. Aluminium foil was used as second
    electrode. EL has been investigated for all
    the
    three
    samples
    of
    CdSe/PVA
    nanocomposite.

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    3. RESULTS & DISCUSSION


    Figure 1 shows the optical
    absorption spectra of CdSe/PVA nanoparticles
    composits prepared with varying pH values
    from 8 to 12. It is observed that there is no
    absorption from higher wavelength region
    up to 440nm. At lower wavelength an
    absorption peak is obtained. The absorption
    peaks are found
    nd at 420nm, 410nm and 390
    nm corresponding to 8pH, 10pH and 12pH
    respectively
    shifts
    towards
    lower
    wavelengths as pH value is increased.
    The increase in the effective band
    gap of nanocrystals as a function of
    Samples

    pH

    CdSe-pH8
    CdSe- pH10
    CdSe-pH12

    8
    10
    12

    crystalline size can be estimated by effective


    effect
    mass approximation.
    E= 22/2r2 [1/Me* +1/Mh*]
    Where E is increase in the
    effective bandgap, r is particle size, Me and
    Mh are effective masses of electron and hole
    respectively.
    The effective band gap (Eg) of the
    CdSe nanocrystals is obtained from the
    absorption spectra and increase in the
    bandgap (E)
    E) has been determined by
    subtracting bond gap for bulk 1.74 eV. The
    particle size estimated is of the order of 3-4
    3
    nm.

    Wave length at
    absorption peak (nm)
    420
    410
    390

    Band Gap
    Eg ( eV)
    2.95
    3
    3.2

    Fig.1
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    Particle size
    (nm)
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2

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    Fig. 2

    It is observed that by increasing pH


    value during the reaction effective band gap
    of CdSe nanoparticle increases, indicating
    reduction in particle size.
    It is observed that EL starts at a
    threshold voltage and then increases rapidly
    with increase voltage. The lower threshold
    and higher brightness have been observed
    for CdSe prepared from
    m higher pH
    concentration. As voltage is increased, more
    electrons and holes are injected into the
    emission layers and their subsequent
    recombinations increase the EL brightness.
    It is observed that at high frequency light
    emission starts at lower threshol
    threshold voltages

    and electroluminescence brightness increases


    with increasing frequency. The nature of
    frequency dependence of EL brightness can
    be understood on the basis that the emptying
    and detrapping of EL centers more rapidly
    with increase in frequency. The
    Th current
    voltage characteristic of EL cells shows the
    ohmic nature. Figure 2 shows the voltage
    brightness
    characteristics
    of
    CdSe
    nanocomposite at 1000Hz frequency.
    4. CONCLUSION
    The investigations revealed that the
    smaller CdSe nanocomposits prepared with
    higher pH give EL in low voltage range.

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    Even the threshold voltage for the samples


    prepared with lower pH is greater than the
    maximum voltage applied to the smaller
    CdSe nanocomposites.
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