Characterizations of individual ZnMgO nanowires synthesized by a vapor‐transport method

Abstract

AbstractZnMgO nanowires are synthesized on Si substrates using a vapor‐transport method and their structural and luminescent characteristics are investigated using various techniques. The shift of the (002) peak in the X‐ray diffraction measurements and the blue shift of the near‐band‐edge emission peak in the photoluminescence measurements of the ZnMgO samples are consistent with the incorporation of the small amount of Mg (∼5 at.%) in ZnO. Individual ZnMgO nanowires are also investigated for their structural and luminescent properties, which show smaller amount of Mg incorporation (∼1 at.%) into ZnO nanowires than in the case of ensemble of ZnMgO samples.