Correlative Study of Enhanced Excitonic Emission in ZnO Coated with Al Nanoparticles using Electron and Laser Excitation

Saskia Fiedler, Laurent O. Lee, Cheong Lem +4

Metal nanoparticle (NP) surface coatings are known to significantly enhance the ultra-violet luminescence intensity of ZnO. Although there is general agreement that resonantly exci…