Nanostructured one-dimensional ZnO nanorods (NRs) were grown on seeded borosilicate glass substrates through chemical bath deposition. The synthesised ZnO NRs were implanted with Ag ⁺ ions at low energy of 50 keV and varying fluences of 1 × 10¹⁵, 2 × 10¹⁵, 3 × 10¹⁵, 1 × 10¹⁶, and 3 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². The influence of injected Ag ⁺ ions was investigated on the structural and optical properties of ZnO NRs. A variation of X-ray diffraction (XRD) extracted and calculated microstructural parameters confirmed the presence of Ag⁺ ions on the grown ZnO NRs. XRD and Raman analysis revealed that the hexagonal wurtzite structure of ZnO was maintained, even at elevated fluences of Ag⁺ ions. Peak shifting to higher angles and lattice expansion were observed and attributed to substitutional doping. A red shift was observed in the absorbance spectra of Ag⁺ implanted ZnO NRs, suggesting a possibility of modification of the electronic structure which was confirmed through a calculation of the optical band gap and the refractive index. The energy band gap of Ag⁺ ion implanted ZnO NRs decreased with increase in the Ag⁺ ion fluence, whereas an increase was found for the calculated refractive index. The ZnO NRs implanted with 3 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm² depicted different behaviour for structural and optical analysis, indicating a possibility of saturation of point defects and formation of different type of defects at fluences above 1 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². Corroboration of the structural and optical parameters demonstrate that low energy Ag ⁺ ion implantation can provide an effective and efficient approach to modify the structural and optoelectronic properties of ZnO for visible light driven photocatalytic applications.

纳米结构的一维 ZnO 纳米棒 (NRs) 通过化学浴沉积在接种的硼硅酸盐玻璃基板上生长。合成的 ZnO NRs 以 50 keV 的低能量和 1 × 10 ¹⁵、2 × 10 ¹⁵、3 × 10 ¹⁵、1 × 10 ¹⁶和 3 × 10 ¹⁶离子/cm ^{2 的}不同通量注入 Ag  ⁺离子。研究了注入的 Ag  ⁺ 离子对 ZnO NRs 的结构和光学性质的影响。X 射线衍射 (XRD) 提取和计算的微观结构参数的变化证实了 Ag ⁺生长的 ZnO NRs 上的离子。XRD 和拉曼分析表明，即使在提高 Ag ⁺离子通量的情况下，ZnO 的六方纤锌矿结构也保持不变。观察到峰移至更高角度和晶格膨胀，这归因于置换掺杂。在 Ag ⁺注入的 ZnO NRs的吸收光谱中观察到红移，表明通过计算光学带隙和折射率证实了电子结构的修改的可能性。Ag ⁺离子注入的 ZnO NRs的能带隙随着 Ag ⁺离子注量的增加而减小，而计算出的折射率则增加。以 3 × 10 ¹⁶离子/cm注入的 ZnO NRs^{图 2}描绘了结构和光学分析的不同行为，表明在超过 1 × 10 ¹⁶离子/cm ^{2 的}能量密度下点缺陷有可能饱和并形成不同类型的缺陷。结构和光学参数的证实表明，低能 Ag  ⁺ 离子注入可以提供一种有效且高效的方法来改变 ZnO 的结构和光电特性，以用于可见光驱动的光催化应用。