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Semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have received much interest for their optical and electronic properties. When these NCs dispersed in polymer matrix, brightness of the light emission is enhanced due to their quantum dot size. The CdCuS NCs have been synthesized by chemical route method and then dispersed in PMMA matrix. These nanocomposite polymer films were irradiated by swift heavy ion (SHI) (100 MeV, Si+7 ions beam) at different fluences of 1 × 1010 and 1 × 1012 ions/cm2 and then compared their structural and optical properties by XRD, atomic force microscopy, photoluminescence, and UV-Vis spectroscopy before and after irradiation. The XRD spectra showed a broad hump around 2θ ≈ 11·83° due to amorphous PMMA and other peaks corresponding to hexagonal structure of CdS nanocrystals in PMMA matrix. The photoluminescence spectra shows a broad peak at 530 nm corresponding to green emission due to Cu impurities in CdS. The UV-Vis measurement showed red shift in optical absorption and bandgap changed from 4·38–3·60 eV as the irradiation fluency increased with respect to pristine CdCuS nanocomposite polymer film.
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Agrawal, S., Srivastava, S., Kumar, S. et al. Swift heavy ion irradiation effect on Cu-doped CdS nanocrystals embedded in PMMA. Bull Mater Sci 32, 569–573 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-009-0086-9
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