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In2O3 particles with different morphology were controllably synthesized on silicon substrates by thermal evaporation of In grains at 900 °C. The structure and morphology of the In2O3 particles were evaluated using X-ray diffraction, and scanning and transmission electron microscopies. The evolution in shapes as the ratio of {100} relative to {111} increases is clearly observed. The photoluminescence spectrum of the obtained In2O3 structures exhibits UV emission centered at about 378 nm and wide-band emission covering the green and orange regions with three peaks around 525, 572, and 604 nm.
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Shi, M., Xu, F., Yu, K. et al. Evolution in shapes of a series of (111)-based In2O3 particles. Appl. Phys. A 90, 113–117 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4299-8
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