Ag@ZnO core-shell nanoparticles study by first principle: The structural, magnetic and optical properties

作者:Cheng, Hai-Xia; Wang, Xiao-Xu; Hu, Yao-Wen; Song, Hong-Quan; Huo, Jin-Rong; Li, Lu; Qian, Ping*
来源:Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2016, 244: 181-186.
DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2016.09.030

摘要

Ag@ZnO core-shell nanoparticles of around 72 atoms have been investigated by the density functional theory, revealing proving for the first time that the core-shell structure exhibits a shrinkage phenomenon from outer shell in agreement with the other studies in literatures. Our calculations predict that the Ag@ZnO core-shell structure is a ferromagnetic spin polarized state, and the magnetism mainly stems from the spin splitting of 2p electrons of 0 atoms. In addition, the total and partial DOS of Ag@ZnO indicate that the nanostructure is a half metallic nanoparticle and has the characters of the p-type semiconductor. Furthermore, the optical properties calculations show that the absorption edge of Ag@ZnO have a red shift and good photocatalysis compare to that of the bulk ZnO. These results of the Ag@ZnO core-shell structure obtain a well agreement with the experimental measurement.