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Reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for optoelectronics applications

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Herein, we report the optical properties of ZnO NP–rGO nanocomposites and fabricated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that exhibited green electroluminescence. The external quantum efficiency of the LEDs was 0.22%, which is the highest value ever reported for LEDs based on rGO. The weak optical behavior of rGO was improved by adding ZnO NPs, and green emission was observed in these functionalized rGO-based nanocomposites. This study provides an effective method for expanding the optoelectronic applications of rGO.

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    N. Bano & A. A. Albassam

  2. Physics and Astronomy Department College of Science, Research Chair of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Applications in Saudi Arabia, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    I. Hussain & A. M. EL-Naggar

  3. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

    A. M. EL-Naggar

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Bano, N., Hussain, I., EL-Naggar, A.M. et al. Reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for optoelectronics applications. Appl. Phys. A 125, 215 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2518-8

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