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Luminescence Characteristic of CNT Element in ZnS:(Cu, Al) Thin Film Fabricated by a Screen Printing Method  

Shon, Pong-Kyun (Dept. of Graphic Arts Information, Graduate School, Pukyong National University)
Shin, Jun-Ha (Dept. of Graphic Arts Information, Graduate School, Pukyong National University)
Bea, Jae-Min (Dept. of Graphic Arts Information, Graduate School, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Jae-Bum (Dept. of Image System Science & Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Jong-Su (Dept. of Image System Science & Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Sang-Nam (Dept. of Graphic Arts Information, College of Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of the Korean Graphic Arts Communication Society / v.29, no.1, 2011 , pp. 23-33 More about this Journal
Abstract
This experimental focus to characterize luminescence properties related to CNT (Carbon Nano Tube) element dispersedly implanted in ZnS-based phosphor thin film panel fabricated by a screen printing method. More specifically FE-SEM measurements, L-V(Luminescence vs. Voltage) and photo luminescence were carried out to determine an optimum value of CNT concentration and film thickness for the thin film structure of CNT-ZnS:(Cu, Al) by the screen printing method. We confirmed that an optimum value of CNT concentration in the ZnS:(Cu, Al) film panel is about 0.75 wt% resulting that the electric conductivity is 1.6 times higher than that of pure CNT sample and showing that the luminescence intensity is increasing until the optimum concentration. Clearly, CNT is presenting in the luminescence process providing a pathway for the creation of hot electron and a channel for the electron-hole recombination but overly inserted CNT may hinder to produce the hot electron for making an avalanching process. In case of the overly doped CNT 1.0 wt% in the ZnS-based phosphor, the luminescence intensity is decreasing although the electric conductivity is exponentially increasing. Based on these results, we realized that hot electron occurred by the external electric field or exciton arose by the external photon source are reduced dramatically over the critical value of CNT concentration because CNT element provide various isolated residues in the composites of ZnS based phosphor rather than pathway or channel for the D-A(Donnor to Acceptor) pair transition or the radiative recombination of electron-hole.
Keywords
luminescence characterize; CNT(Carbon Nano Tube) element; ZnS:(Cu; Al) thin film; optimum value; screen printing method;
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