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Mn2+-doped ZnS nanoparticles of average size 2.5±0.3 nm have been studied and characterized in the dopant concentration range 0.1–0.3% using XRD, EPR, XPS and photoluminescence methods. The experimental results obtained from these studies indicate that the doping of Mn2+ occurs primarily at the T d sites at low dopant concentration, causing the4T1(G) → 6A1(S) transition to take place in the host lattice; the observed decrease in the intensity of photoluminescence at high dopant concentration is due to the setting in of the strong Mn2+–Mn2+ interaction arising from cluster formation at the highly distorted sites near the particle surface.
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Beermann, P.A.G., McGarvey, B.R., Skadtchenko, B.O. et al. Cationic Substitution Sites in Mn2+-doped ZnS Nanoparticles. J Nanopart Res 8, 235–241 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-005-7525-3
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