We report on the observation of the long-lasting low-temperature photoluminescence decay in the hybrid system nano-CdS/polyvinyl alcohol with a characteristic time of about 1.7 s. The origin of the phosphorescence is ascribed to the accumulation of photo-excited excitons in the traps within the polymeric matrix with subsequent transfer of the excitation to the embedded CdS nanoparticles. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Funding Agencies|Swedish Institute via Visby program; Complex program for fundamental research of NAS Ukraine "Fundamental problem of new nanomaterials and nanotechnologies creation"