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Jin L, Selopal GS, Tong X, Perepichka DF, Wang ZM, Rosei F. Heavy-Metal-Free Colloidal Quantum Dots: Progress and Opportunities in Solar Technologies. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402912. [PMID: 38923167 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) hold great promise as building blocks in solar technologies owing to their remarkable photostability and adjustable properties through the rationale involving size, atomic composition of core and shell, shapes, and surface states. However, most high-performing QDs in solar conversion contain hazardous metal elements, including Cd and Pb, posing significant environmental risks. Here, a comprehensive review of heavy-metal-free colloidal QDs for solar technologies, including photovoltaic (PV) devices, solar-to-chemical fuel conversion, and luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs), is presented. Emerging synthetic strategies to optimize the optical properties by tuning the energy band structure and manipulating charge dynamics within the QDs and at the QDs/charge acceptors interfaces, are analyzed. A comparative analysis of different synthetic methods is provided, structure-property relationships in these materials are discussed, and they are correlated with the performance of solar devices. This work is concluded with an outlook on challenges and opportunities for future work, including machine learning-based design, sustainable synthesis, and new surface/interface engineering.
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- Lei Jin
- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, National Institute of Scientific Research, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X1P7, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, 39 Cox Rd, Banting Building, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada
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- Shimmer Center, Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory, Chengdu, 641419, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Shimmer Center, Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory, Chengdu, 641419, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Giorgeri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy
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Polumati G, Kolli CSR, de Luna Bugallo A, Sahatiya P. Engineering surface state density of monolayer CVD grown 2D MoS2 for enhanced photodetector performance. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297825. [PMID: 38598533 PMCID: PMC11006120 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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This study demonstrates the effect of nitrogen doping on the surface state densities (Nss) of monolayer MoS2 and its effect on the responsivity and the response time of the photodetector. Our experimental results shows that by doping monolayer MoS2 by nitrogen, the surface state (Nss) increases thereby increasing responsivity. The mathematical model included in the paper supports the relation of photocurrent gain and its dependency on trap level which states that the increasing the trap density increases the photocurrent gain and the same is observed experimentally. The experimental results at room temperature revealed that nitrogen doped MoS2 have a high NSS of 1.63 X 1013 states/m2/eV compared to undoped MoS2 of 4.2 x 1012 states/m2/eV. The increase in Nss in turn is the cause for rise in trap states which eventually increases the value of photo responsivity from 65.12 A/W (undoped MoS2) to 606.3 A/W (nitrogen doped MoS2). The response time calculated for undoped MoS2 was 0.85 sec and for doped MoS2 was 0.35 sec. Finally, to verify the dependence of surface states on the responsivity, the surface states were varied by varying temperature and it was observed that upon increment in temperature, the surface states decreases which causes the responsivity values also to decrease.
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- Gowtham Polumati
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Materials Center for Sustainable Energy & Environment, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India
- Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 1–1010, Querétaro, Qro., México
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Kim J, Lee J, Lee JM, Facchetti A, Marks TJ, Park SK. Recent Advances in Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Photodetectors. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300246. [PMID: 37203281 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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New emerging low-dimensional such as 0D, 1D, and 2D nanomaterials have attracted tremendous research interests in various fields of state-of-the-art electronics, optoelectronics, and photonic applications due to their unique structural features and associated electronic, mechanical, and optical properties as well as high-throughput fabrication for large-area and low-cost production and integration. Particularly, photodetectors which transform light to electrical signals are one of the key components in modern optical communication and developed imaging technologies for whole application spectrum in the daily lives, including X-rays and ultraviolet biomedical imaging, visible light camera, and infrared night vision and spectroscopy. Today, diverse photodetector technologies are growing in terms of functionality and performance beyond the conventional silicon semiconductor, and low-dimensional nanomaterials have been demonstrated as promising potential platforms. In this review, the current states of progress on the development of these nanomaterials and their applications in the field of photodetectors are summarized. From the elemental combination for material design and lattice structure to the essential investigations of hybrid device architectures, various devices and recent developments including wearable photodetectors and neuromorphic applications are fully introduced. Finally, the future perspectives and challenges of the low-dimensional nanomaterials based photodetectors are also discussed.
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- Jaehyun Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Displays and Devices Research Lab. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea
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- Displays and Devices Research Lab. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA
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- Displays and Devices Research Lab. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea
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Kwak HJ, Kiguye C, Gong M, Park JH, Kim GH, Kim JY. Enhanced Performance of Inverted Perovskite Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode Using Electron Suppression Layer and Surface Morphology Control. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:7171. [PMID: 38005099 PMCID: PMC10672345 DOI: 10.3390/ma16227171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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The energy level offset at inorganic layer-organic layer interfaces and the mismatch of hole/electron mobilities of the individual layers greatly limit the establishment of balanced charge carrier injection inside the emissive layer of halide perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeQLEDs). In contrast with other types of light-emitting devices, namely OLEDs and QLEDs, various techniques such as inserting an electron suppression layer between the emissive and electron transport layer have been employed as a means of establishing charge carrier injection into their respective emissive layers. Hence, in this study, we report the use of a thin layer of Poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PVPy) (an electron suppression material) placed between the emissive and electron transport layer of a halide PeQLEDs fabricated with an inverted configuration. With ZnO as the electron transport material, devices fabricated with a thin PVPy interlayer between the ZnO ETL and CsPbBr3 -based green QDs emissive layer yielded a 4.5-fold increase in the maximum observed luminance and about a 10-fold increase in external quantum efficiency (EQE) when compared to ones fabricated without PVPy. Furthermore, the concentration and coating process conditions of CsPbBr3 QDs were altered to produce various thicknesses and film properties which resulted in improved EQE values for devices fabricated with QDs thin films of lower surface root-mean-square (RMS) values. These results show that inhibiting the excessive injection of electrons and adjusting QDs layer thickness in perovskite-inverted QLEDs is an effective way to improve device luminescence and efficiency, thereby improving the carrier injection balance.
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- Hee Jung Kwak
- Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (H.J.K.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (H.J.K.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (M.G.); (J.H.P.); (G.-H.K.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (M.G.); (J.H.P.); (G.-H.K.)
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (M.G.); (J.H.P.); (G.-H.K.)
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- Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjudae-ro 501 beon-gil, Jinju-si 52828, Republic of Korea; (H.J.K.); (C.K.)
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Wang S, Huang W, Tian J, Peng J, Cao J. A near-infrared photodetector based on carbon nanotube transistors exhibits ultra-low dark current through field-modulated charge carrier transport. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26991-26998. [PMID: 37667819 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01497e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Near-infrared photodetectors (NIR PDs) are devices that convert infrared light signals, which are widely used in military and civilian applications, into electrical signals. However, a common problem associated with PDs is a high dark current. Interestingly, gate voltage can regulate carrier migration in the channels. In this study, a PbS quantum dot heterojunction combined with a carbon nanotube (CNT) field effect transistor (FET) is designed and described. Significantly, this NIR PD achieves field-modulated carrier transport in a CNT transistor, in which the dark current is effectively regulated by the gate voltage. In this PD, an ultra-low dark current of 8 pA is obtained by gate voltage regulation. Moreover, the device shows a fast response speed of 6.5 ms and a high normalized detectivity of 4.75 × 1011 Jones at 0.085 W cm-2 power density and -0.2 V bias voltage. Overall, this work details a novel strategy for the fabrication of a PD with an ultra-low dark current based on a FET.
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- Sheng Wang
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan 411105, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Institute of Metrology & Test, 530200, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
- Department of Electronic Science, College of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory for Quantum Engineering and Micro-Nano Energy Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronic, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
- Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan 411105, China
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Charlton BK, Downie DH, Noman I, Alves PU, Eling CJ, Laurand N. Surface Functionalisation of Self-Assembled Quantum Dot Microlasers with a DNA Aptamer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14416. [PMID: 37833863 PMCID: PMC10572750 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The surface functionalisation of self-assembled colloidal quantum dot supraparticle lasers with a thrombin binding aptamer (TBA-15) has been demonstrated. The self-assembly of CdSSe/ZnS alloyed core/shell microsphere-shape CQD supraparticles emitting at 630 nm was carried out using an oil-in-water emulsion technique, yielding microspheres with an oleic acid surface and an average diameter of 7.3 ± 5.3 µm. Surface modification of the microspheres was achieved through a ligand exchange with mercaptopropionic acid and the subsequent attachment of TBA-15 using EDC/NHS coupling, confirmed by zeta potential and Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. Lasing functionality between 627 nm and 635 nm was retained post-functionalisation, with oleic acid- and TBA-coated microspheres exhibiting laser oscillation with thresholds as low as 4.10 ± 0.37 mJ·cm-2 and 7.23 ± 0.78 mJ·cm-2, respectively.
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- Technology & Innovation Centre, Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK; (B.K.C.); (D.H.D.); (I.N.); (P.U.A.); (C.J.E.)
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Zhao X, Ma H, Cai H, Wei Z, Bi Y, Tang X, Qin T. Lead Chalcogenide Colloidal Quantum Dots for Infrared Photodetectors. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:5790. [PMID: 37687485 PMCID: PMC10488450 DOI: 10.3390/ma16175790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Infrared detection technology plays an important role in remote sensing, imaging, monitoring, and other fields. So far, most infrared photodetectors are based on InGaAs and HgCdTe materials, which are limited by high fabrication costs, complex production processes, and poor compatibility with silicon-based readout integrated circuits. This hinders the wider application of infrared detection technology. Therefore, reducing the cost of high-performance photodetectors is a research focus. Colloidal quantum dot photodetectors have the advantages of solution processing, low cost, and good compatibility with silicon-based substrates. In this paper, we summarize the recent development of infrared photodetectors based on mainstream lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots.
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- Xue Zhao
- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (X.Z.); (H.M.); (X.T.)
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (X.Z.); (H.M.); (X.T.)
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- Physics Department, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; (H.C.); (Z.W.)
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- Physics Department, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; (H.C.); (Z.W.)
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- Beijing Institute of Aerospace Systems Engineering, Beijing 100076, China;
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (X.Z.); (H.M.); (X.T.)
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- School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (X.Z.); (H.M.); (X.T.)
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Ren Z, Ma H, Geng J, Liu C, Song C, Lv Y. ZnO QDs/GO/g-C 3N 4 Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of Composites. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:1501. [PMID: 37630037 PMCID: PMC10456475 DOI: 10.3390/mi14081501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Using an ultrasound-assisted chemical technique, ZnO quantum dot and ZnO composites were created. The optical characteristics and structural details of these composites were examined using TEM, XRD, XPS, FT-IR, UV-vis, and BET. The results revealed that both the ZnO quantum dot composite and ZnO composite exhibited outstanding optical properties, making them suitable for photocatalytic reactions. In order to analyze the photocatalytic performance, a degradation experiment was conducted using Rhodamine B solution as the simulation dye wastewater. The experiment demonstrated that the degradation of Rhodamine B followed the first-order reaction kinetics equation when combined with the photocatalytic reaction kinetics. Moreover, through cyclic stability testing, it was determined that the ZnO QDs-GO-g-C3N4 composite sample showed good stability and could be reused. The degradation rates of Rhodamine B solution using ZnO-GO-g-C3N4 and ZnO QDs-GO-g-C3N4 reached 95.25% and 97.16%, respectively. Furthermore, free-radical-trapping experiments confirmed that ·O2- was the main active species in the catalytic system and its photocatalytic mechanism was elucidated. The photocatalytic oxidation of ZnO quantum dots in this study has important reference value and provides a new idea for the subsequent research.
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- Zhixin Ren
- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154000, China
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Nguyen HA, Dixon G, Dou FY, Gallagher S, Gibbs S, Ladd DM, Marino E, Ondry JC, Shanahan JP, Vasileiadou ES, Barlow S, Gamelin DR, Ginger DS, Jonas DM, Kanatzidis MG, Marder SR, Morton D, Murray CB, Owen JS, Talapin DV, Toney MF, Cossairt BM. Design Rules for Obtaining Narrow Luminescence from Semiconductors Made in Solution. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37311205 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solution-processed semiconductors are in demand for present and next-generation optoelectronic technologies ranging from displays to quantum light sources because of their scalability and ease of integration into devices with diverse form factors. One of the central requirements for semiconductors used in these applications is a narrow photoluminescence (PL) line width. Narrow emission line widths are needed to ensure both color and single-photon purity, raising the question of what design rules are needed to obtain narrow emission from semiconductors made in solution. In this review, we first examine the requirements for colloidal emitters for a variety of applications including light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, lasers, and quantum information science. Next, we will delve into the sources of spectral broadening, including "homogeneous" broadening from dynamical broadening mechanisms in single-particle spectra, heterogeneous broadening from static structural differences in ensemble spectra, and spectral diffusion. Then, we compare the current state of the art in terms of emission line width for a variety of colloidal materials including II-VI quantum dots (QDs) and nanoplatelets, III-V QDs, alloyed QDs, metal-halide perovskites including nanocrystals and 2D structures, doped nanocrystals, and, finally, as a point of comparison, organic molecules. We end with some conclusions and connections, including an outline of promising paths forward.
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- Hao A Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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McIsaac AR, Goldzak T, Van Voorhis T. It Is a Trap!: The Effect of Self-Healing of Surface Defects on the Excited States of CdSe Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:1174-1181. [PMID: 36715489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals have attracted much interest due to their unique optical properties, with applications ranging from displays to biomedical imaging. Nanocrystal optical properties depend on the structure of the surface, where defects can lead to traps. CdSe nanocrystals undergo surface reorganization, or self-healing, to eliminate defects, removing midgap traps from the band structure. However, the effect of this process on the optical spectrum is not well studied. Here, we show that self-healing not only eliminates midgap traps from the band structure but also brightens the spectrum and causes the excitonic states to emerge as the dominant features, in agreement with experimental annealing studies. We find that self-healing can lead to new traps like bonded Se-Se or Cd-Cd dimers, and their behavior is different from that of undercoordinated atom traps. These results suggest that eliminating traps requires a balance of allowing enough surface reorganization to eliminate undercoordinated atoms, but not so much that dimeric traps form.
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- Alexandra R McIsaac
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Yao J, Xu L, Wang S, Yang Z, Song J. Recent progress of single-halide perovskite nanocrystals for advanced displays. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:13990-14007. [PMID: 36125019 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03872b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Light-emitting diodes based on lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs) have shown an astonishing increase in efficiency in just several years of academic research, reaching high external quantum efficiencies exceeding 20%. The extensive color-tunability and narrow emission bandwidth of LHP NCs, in particular, are of great importance in the creation of the next generation of ultra-high-definition displays, as defined by the Rec. 2020 standard recommendation. In fact, whereas the colour of LHP NCs can be easily tuned by the compositions of halogens, the ion migration in mixed-halide perovskites under the electric field will seriously affect the spectral stability and operational lifetimes of perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). Therefore, it is essential to realize efficient colour-saturated PeLEDs based on single-halide perovskite NCs. In this review, we focus on the recent progress in LHP NC-based PeLEDs and highlight the strategy of tuning the spectral emission based on quantum confinement or cation alloying/doping in single-halide perovskite NCs. Finally, we will give an outlook on future research avenues for preparing high-efficiency pure green, red and blue PeLEDs based on single-halide perovskite NCs.
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- Jisong Yao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Daxue Road 75, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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Mitri F, De Iacovo A, De Santis S, Quarta D, Giansante C, Orsini M, Colace L. Optical gas sensor based on the combination of a QD photoluminescent probe and a QD photodetector. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:475501. [PMID: 35944493 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac8814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We report on a sensor architecture for detection of hazardous gases. The proposed device is based on the integration of a solid-state quantum dot (QD) photoluminescent probe with a QD photodetector on the same substrate. The effectiveness of the approach is demonstrated by developing a compact optical sensor for trace detection of explosives in air. The proposed architecture is very simple and consists of a silicon substrate with both surfaces coated with QD films. The upper layer acts as photoluminescent probe, pumped by a blue LED. The change of photoluminescence intensity associated to the interaction between the QDs and the target analyte is measured by the QD photodetector fabricated on the opposite side of the substrate. The sensor is mounted into a small chamber provided with the LED and the front-end electronics. The device is characterized by using nitrobenzene as representative nitroaromatic compound. Extremely low concentrations (down to 0.1 ppm) can be detected by the proposed device, with a theoretical detection limit estimated to be as low as 2 ppb. Results are repeatable and no ageing effect is observed over a 70 d period. The proposed architecture may provide a promising solution for explosive detection in air as well as other sensing applications, thanks to its sensitivity, simple fabrication process, practical usability and cost effectiveness.
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- Federica Mitri
- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, I-00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, I-00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, I-00146, Rome, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Nanotecnologia CNR-NANOTEC, Via Monteroni, Lecce I-73100, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Nanotecnologia CNR-NANOTEC, Via Monteroni, Lecce I-73100, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, I-00146, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, I-00146, Rome, Italy
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Resistive-Based Gas Sensors Using Quantum Dots: A Review. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22124369. [PMID: 35746151 PMCID: PMC9231087 DOI: 10.3390/s22124369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Quantum dots (QDs) are used progressively in sensing areas because of their special electrical properties due to their extremely small size. This paper discusses the gas sensing features of QD-based resistive sensors. Different types of pristine, doped, composite, and noble metal decorated QDs are discussed. In particular, the review focus primarily on the sensing mechanisms suggested for these gas sensors. QDs show a high sensing performance at generally low temperatures owing to their extremely small sizes, making them promising materials for the realization of reliable and high-output gas-sensing devices.
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Sergeev AA, Naberezhnykh GA, Khomenko VA, Amosov AV, Nepomnyaschiy AV, Solov'eva TF, Chistyulin DK, Tutov MV, Kulchin YN, Novikova OD. In situ-Synthesized cadmium sulfide quantum dots in pore-forming protein and polysaccharide matrices for optical biosensing applications. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 217:112607. [PMID: 35671573 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The main limitation for practical implementation of quantum dots-based sensors and biosensors is the possible contamination of sensing media with quantum dots (QDs) moved out from the sensor structure, being critical for living systems measurements. Numerous efforts have addressed the challenge of pre-synthesized QDs incorporation into porous matrix provide, on the one hand, proper fixation of quantum dots in its volume and preserving a free analyte transfer from the sensing media to them - on the other hand. Here, we propose an alternative insight into this problem. Instead of using preliminary synthesized particles for doping a matrix, we have in situ synthesized cadmium sulfide QDs in porous biopolymeric matrices, both in an aqueous solution and on a mica substrate. The proposed technique allows obtaining QDs in a matrix acting simultaneously as a ligand passivating surface defects and preventing QDs aggregation. The conjugates were used as a photoluminescence sensor for the metal ions and glutathione detection in an aqueous media. Different kinds of sensor responses have been found depending on the analyte nature. Zinc ions' presence initiates the intraband QDs emission increases due to the reduction of non-radiative processes. The presence of copper ions, in contrast, leads to a gradual photoluminescence decrease due to the formation of the non-luminescent copper-based alloy in the QDs structure. Finally, the presence of glutathione initiates a ligand exchange process followed by some QDs surface treatment enhancing defect-related photoluminescence. As a result, three different kinds of sensor responses for three analytes allow claiming development of a new selective QD-based sensor suitable for biomedical applications.
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- A A Sergeev
- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5, Radio street, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5, Radio street, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5, Radio street, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- Far Eastern Federal University, 10, Ajax Bay, Russky Island, Vladivostok 690922, Russia
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- Institute of Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 5, Radio street, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
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- G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, prospect 100 Let Vladivostoku, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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Sloboda T, Svanström S, Johansson FOL, Bryngelsson E, García-Fernández A, Lindblad A, Cappel UB. The impact of chemical composition of halide surface ligands on the electronic structure and stability of lead sulfide quantum dot materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12645-12657. [PMID: 35579959 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01050j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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There is a high fundamental interest in the surface and bulk chemistry of quantum dot (QD) solids, as they have proven to be very promising materials in optoelectronic devices. The choice of surface ligands for quantum dots in solid devices determines many of the film properties, as the ligands influence for example the doping density, chemical stability and charge transport. Lead halide ligands have developed as the main ligand of choice for lead sulfide quantum dots, as they have been shown to passivate quantum dot surfaces and enhance the chemical stability. In this study, we successfully varied the ligand composition on the surface of PbS quantum dot films from pure lead iodide to pure lead bromide and investigated its influence on the chemical and electronic structure of the QD solids using hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES). Furthermore, we developed a surface treatment to prevent the surface oxidation of a bulk PbS reference sample. Through measurements of this sample and of lead halide reference samples, we were able to assign the contributions of different chemical bonding to the Pb 4f core level and of different atomic orbitals to the valence band spectral shape of the QD materials. Overall, we found that the valence band edge position was very similar for all different iodide:bromide ratios and that all investigated compositions were able to protect the quantum dot surfaces within solid films from oxidation. However, the ligand composition significantly influences the sample stability under X-rays. The iodide rich QD solids showed the highest stability with very little to no chemical changes over several hours of X-ray exposure, while the bromide rich QD solids changed already within the first hour of exposure.
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- Tamara Sloboda
- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abdellatif AAH, Younis MA, Alsharidah M, Al Rugaie O, Tawfeek HM. Biomedical Applications of Quantum Dots: Overview, Challenges, and Clinical Potential. Int J Nanomedicine 2022; 17:1951-1970. [PMID: 35530976 PMCID: PMC9076002 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s357980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Despite the massive advancements in the nanomedicines and their associated research, their translation into clinically-applicable products is still below promises. The latter fact necessitates an in-depth evaluation of the current nanomedicines from a clinical perspective to cope with the challenges hampering their clinical potential. Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductors-based nanomaterials with numerous biomedical applications such as drug delivery, live imaging, and medical diagnosis, in addition to other applications beyond medicine such as in solar cells. Nevertheless, the power of QDs is still underestimated in clinics. In the current article, we review the status of QDs in literature, their preparation, characterization, and biomedical applications. In addition, the market status and the ongoing clinical trials recruiting QDs are highlighted, with a special focus on the challenges limiting the clinical translation of QDs. Moreover, QDs are technically compared to other commercially-available substitutes. Eventually, we inspire the technical aspects that should be considered to improve the clinical fate of QDs.
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- Ahmed A H Abdellatif
- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, Al Qassim, 51911, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt
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Stefan M, Leostean C, Toloman D, Popa A, Pana O, Barbu-Tudoran L. Spectroscopic and Morpho-Structural Characterization of Copper Indium Disulfide–Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites with Photocatalytic Properties. ANAL LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2022.2043887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- M. Stefan
- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for R & D of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Electron Microscopy Center, Faculty of Biology and Geology, “Babes-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Zhou S, Xie B, Yang X, Zhang X, Luo X. Superior hydrophobic silica-coated quantum dot for stable optical performance in humid environments. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:195202. [PMID: 35086083 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac4f81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Quantum dot (QD) features many exceptional optical performances but is also vulnerable to moisture which results in structural damage and luminescent decrease. This work provided and fabricated a novel superior hydrophobic methylated core/shell silica-coated QD (MSQ) for high water stability. QD was coated with a silica shell and then surface-methylated by trimethyl silane. Mercaptopropyl trimethoxy silane, tetraethyl orthosilicate, and ethoxy trimethyl silane were utilized as the ligand exchanger, the raw material of silica, and the surface modification, respectively. Characterization results illustrated the core/shell structure of MSQ. In addition, its water contact angle was up to 159.6°. QD-, silica-coated QD(SQ)-, and MSQ-silicone were made and displayed similar absorption, emission, and excitation spectra but different water stabilities. The photoluminescence intensity and photoluminescence quantum yield of MSQ-silicone hardly changed during 15 d of water immersion, in contrast to the dramatical decrease of other two kinds of composite silicone. Specifically, the photoluminescence quantum yield decreases of MSQ-, SQ-, and QD-silicone were 1%, 40%, and 43%, respectively. Therefore, MSQ had a much better water stability. The superior hydrophobic methylated silica-coated QD has a great potential to realize the long-term working stability in a humid environment and the wider application in diverse fields.
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- Shuling Zhou
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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Skripka A, Mendez-Gonzalez D, Marin R, Ximendes E, Del Rosal B, Jaque D, Rodríguez-Sevilla P. Near infrared bioimaging and biosensing with semiconductor and rare-earth nanoparticles: recent developments in multifunctional nanomaterials. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6310-6329. [PMID: 36133487 PMCID: PMC9417871 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00502b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Research in novel materials has been extremely active over the past few decades, wherein a major area of interest has been nanoparticles with special optical properties. These structures can overcome some of the intrinsic limitations of contrast agents routinely used in medical practice, while offering additional functionalities. Materials that absorb or scatter near infrared light, to which biological tissues are partially transparent, have attracted significant attention and demonstrated their potential in preclinical research. In this review, we provide an at-a-glance overview of the most recent developments in near infrared nanoparticles that could have far-reaching applications in the life sciences. We focus on materials that offer additional functionalities besides diagnosis based on optical contrast: multiple imaging modalities (multimodal imaging), sensing of physical and chemical cues (multivariate diagnosis), or therapeutic activity (theranostics). Besides presenting relevant case studies for each class of optically active materials, we discuss their design and safety considerations, detailing the potential hurdles that may complicate their clinical translation. While multifunctional nanomaterials have shown promise in preclinical research, the field is still in its infancy; there is plenty of room to maximize its impact in preclinical studies as well as to deliver it to the clinics.
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- Artiom Skripka
- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100 Madrid 28034 Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100 Madrid 28034 Spain
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, School of Science, RMIT University 124 La Trobe St Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) Ctra. Colmenar km. 9.100 Madrid 28034 Spain
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- Nanomaterials for Bioimaging Group, Departamento de Física de Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid 28049 Spain
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Vikram A, Brudnak K, Zahid A, Shim M, Kenis PJA. Accelerated screening of colloidal nanocrystals using artificial neural network-assisted autonomous flow reactor technology. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17028-17039. [PMID: 34622262 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05497j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals with tunable optical and electronic properties are opening up exciting opportunities for high-performance optoelectronics, photovoltaics, and bioimaging applications. Identifying the optimal synthesis conditions and screening of synthesis recipes in search of efficient synthesis pathways to obtain nanocrystals with desired optoelectronic properties, however, remains one of the major bottlenecks for accelerated discovery of colloidal nanocrystals. Conventional strategies, often guided by limited understanding of the underlying mechanisms remain expensive in both time and resources, thus significantly impeding the overall discovery process. In response, an autonomous experimentation platform is presented as a viable approach for accelerated synthesis screening and optimization of colloidal nanocrystals. Using a machine-learning-based predictive synthesis approach, integrated with automated flow reactor and inline spectroscopy, indium phosphide nanocrystals are autonomously synthesized. Their polydispersity for different target absorption wavelengths across the visible spectrum is simultaneously optimized during the autonomous experimentation, while utilizing minimal self-driven experiments (less than 50 experiments within 2 days). Starting with no-prior-knowledge of the synthesis, an ensemble neural network is trained through autonomous experiments to accurately predict the reaction outcome across the entire synthesis parameter space. The predicted parameter space map also provides new nucleation-growth kinetic insights to achieve high monodispersity in size of colloidal nanocrystals.
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- Ajit Vikram
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
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Kim JH, Park H, Kim TG, Lee H, Jun S, Lee E, Jeon WS, Chung J, Jung IS. Facile and versatile ligand analysis method of colloidal quantum dot. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19889. [PMID: 34615961 PMCID: PMC8494807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99358-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Colloidal quantum-dots (QDs) are highly attractive materials for various optoelectronic applications owing to their easy maneuverability, high functionality, wide applicability, and low cost of mass-production. QDs usually consist of two components: the inorganic nano-crystalline particle and organic ligands that passivate the surface of the inorganic particle. The organic component is also critical for tuning electronic properties of QDs as well as solubilizing QDs in various solvents. However, despite extensive effort to understand the chemistry of ligands, it has been challenging to develop an efficient and reliable method for identifying and quantifying ligands on the QD surface. Herein, we developed a novel method of analyzing ligands in a mild yet accurate fashion. We found that oxidizing agents, as a heterogeneous catalyst in a different phase from QDs, can efficiently disrupt the interaction between the inorganic particle and organic ligands, and the subsequent simple phase fractionation step can isolate the ligand-containing phase from the oxidizer-containing phase and the insoluble precipitates. Our novel analysis procedure ensures to minimize the exposure of ligand molecules to oxidizing agents as well as to prepare homogeneous samples that can be readily analyzed by diverse analytical techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry.
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- Jin Hae Kim
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, 333 Technojungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea.
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, 130 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16678, Republic of Korea.
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Yao J, Yin H, Zhang M, Liu X. Formation of nanomaterial internal cavity based on process similar to bread-baking. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gvozdev DA, Maksimov EG, Strakhovskaya MG, Pashchenko VZ, Rubin AB. Hybrid Complexes of Photosensitizers with Luminescent Nanoparticles: Design of the Structure. Acta Naturae 2021; 13:24-37. [PMID: 34707895 PMCID: PMC8526191 DOI: 10.32607/actanaturae.11379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Increasing the efficiency of the photodynamic action of the dyes used in photodynamic therapy is crucial in the field of modern biomedicine. There are two main approaches used to increase the efficiency of photosensitizers. The first one is targeted delivery to the object of photodynamic action, while the second one is increasing the absorption capacity of the molecule. Both approaches can be implemented by producing dye-nanoparticle conjugates. In this review, we focus on the features of the latter approach, when nanoparticles act as a light-harvesting agent and nonradiatively transfer the electronic excitation energy to a photosensitizer molecule. We will consider the hybrid photosensitizer-quantum dot complexes with energy transfer occurring according to the inductive-resonance mechanism as an example. The principle consisting in optimizing the design of hybrid complexes is proposed after an analysis of the published data; the parameters affecting the efficiency of energy transfer and the generation of reactive oxygen species in such systems are described.
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- D. A. Gvozdev
- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Biology, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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Cheng Y, Wan H, Liang T, Liu C, Wu M, Hong H, Liu K, Shen H. Continuously Graded Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Applications in Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes, and Perspectives. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:5967-5978. [PMID: 34160222 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Colloidal quantum dot (QD) light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) hold the promise of next-generation displays and illumination owing to their excellent color saturation, high efficiency, and solution processability. For achieving high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs), engineering the fine compositions and structures of QDs is of paramount importance and attracts tremendous research interest. The recently developed continuously graded QDs (cg-QDs) with gradually altered nanocompositions and electronic band structures present the most advanced example in this area. In this Perspective, we summarize the current progress in LEDs based on cg-QDs, mainly concentrating on their synthesis and advantages in addressing the great challenges in QLEDs, like efficiency roll-off at high current densities, short operation lifetimes at high brightness, and low brightness near the voltage around the bandgap. In addition, we propose accessible approaches exploiting the cutting-edge mechanisms and techniques to further optimize and improve the performance of QLEDs.
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- Yang Cheng
- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Songshan Lake Laboratory for Materials Science, Dongguan 523808, China
- Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Element Quantum Materials and Research Center for Light-Element Advanced Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Guo J, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Xu Y, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Gao X. Shape-Dependent Linear Dichroism Spectra of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:7611-7616. [PMID: 34115514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Semiconductor nanocrystals are normally dispersed in the solvent for property studies as well as practical applications. However, rare attention has been paid to their orientation status in the colloidal solution. Herein, with the help of linear dichroism (LD) spectroscopy, we demonstrate that isotropic NCs of high symmetry (i.e., quantum dots, QDs) and anisotropic NCs (e.g., quantum rods, QRs and nanoplates, NPLs) but under diluted concentration are randomly dispersed without any preferential orientation. Meanwhile, anisotropic NCs under a high concentration can behave with some net orientation along a certain direction. For example, CdSe quantum rods (QRs) and nanoplatelets (NPLs) both show an obviously preferred orientation along the vertical direction in solution when their solution absorbances increase to certain values. An in-depth analysis of QRs' LD spectrum shows that the first excitonic transition of QRs is strongly quantumly confined while its higher-energy excitonic transitions are weakly quantumly confined. In contrast, the NPLs' LD spectrum indicates that their excitonic transitions are isotropic in the spatial space. This work provides a new viewpoint of the real status of anisotropic semiconductor NCs in solution.
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- Jun Guo
- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis &Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis &Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Guangdong 518060, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Guangdong 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis &Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Guangdong 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Clinical Functional Materials and Diagnosis &Treatment Devices of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, People's Republic of China
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Farahmand N, McGinn CK, Zhang Q, Gai Z, Kymissis I, O'Brien S. Magnetic and dielectric property control in the multivalent nanoscale perovskite Eu 0.5Ba 0.5TiO 3. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10365-10384. [PMID: 33988208 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00588j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report nanoscale Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3, a multiferroic in the bulk and candidate in the search to quantify the electric dipole moment of the electron. Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3, in the form of nanoparticles and other nanostructures is interesting for nanocomposite integration, biomedical imaging and fundamental research, based upon the prospect of polarizability, f-orbital magnetism and tunable optical/radio luminescence. We developed a [non-hydrolytic]sol-[H2O-activated]gel route, derived from in-house metallic Ba(s)/Eu(s) alkoxide precursors and Ti{(OCH(CH3)2}4. Two distinct nanoscale compounds of Ba:Ti:Eu with the parent perovskite crystal structure were produced, with variable dielectric, magnetic and optical properties, based on altering the oxidizing/reducing conditions. Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3 prepared under air/O2 atmospheres produced a spherical core-shell nanostructure (30-35 nm), with perovskite Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3 nanocrystal core-insulating oxide shell layer (∼3 nm), presumed a pre-pyrochlore layer abundant with Eu3+. Fluorescence spectroscopy shows a high intensity 5D0→7F2 transition at 622 nm and strong red fluorescence. The core/shell structure demonstrated excellent capacitive properties: assembly into dielectric thin films gave low conductivity (2133 GΩ mm-1) and an extremely stable, low loss permittivity of εeff∼25 over a wide frequency range (tan δ < 0.01, 100 kHz-2 MHz). Eu0.5Ba0.5TiO3 prepared under H2/argon produced more irregular shaped nanocrystals (20-25) nm, with a thin film permittivity around 4 times greater (εeff 101, tan δ < 0.05, 10 kHz-2 MHz, σ∼59.54 kΩ mm-1). Field-cooled magnetization values of 0.025 emu g-1 for EBTO-Air and 0.84 emu g-1 for EBTO-Argon were observed. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis reveals a complex interplay of EuII/III/TiIII/IV configurations which contribute to the observed ferroic and fluorescence behavior.
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- Nasim Farahmand
- The CUNY Energy Institute, City University of New York, Steinman Hall, 160 Convent Avenue, The City College of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA.
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Kambhampati P. Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots: What are the Implications of Size in Colloidal Nanoscale Materials? J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4769-4779. [PMID: 33984241 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Semiconductor nanoparticles (NP) or nanocrystals (NC) have been investigated for many decades, with particular acceleration in interest upon the discovery of quantum confinement effects thereby yielding quantum dots (QD) from certain well-grown NC. The term NP is commonly used in the case of metal and wide gap semiconductor nanocrystals. The term NC is commonly used in semiconductor nanocrystals, whether covalent II-VI or ionic perovskites, that are colloidally grown. The term QD applies to select semiconductor nanocrystals for whom their size is on the order of the excitonic Bohr radius. In the case of colloidal particles on the nanometer length scale, these terms are often used carelessly and interchangeably. The words have specific meaning in relationship to specific physical effects which give rise to specific key processes that can be measured. Here, we provide a Perspective on the ways in which size confers function across different families of NP. In this way, we aim to find ways to identify their similarities and differences by providing the correct semantics for discussion of the salient processes.
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Dana J, Binyamin T, Etgar L, Ruhman S. Unusually Strong Biexciton Repulsion Detected in Quantum Confined CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals with Two and Three Pulse Femtosecond Spectroscopy. ACS NANO 2021; 15:9039-9047. [PMID: 33974397 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Transient absorption measurements were conducted on pristine and monoexciton saturated CsPbBr3 nanocrystals varying in size within the regime of a strong quantum confinement. Once the difference spectra were translated to absolute transient changes in absorption cross section, a single exciton is shown to completely bleach the band edge absorption peak and induce a new absorption roughly two times weaker ∼100 meV to the blue. Difference spectra obtained during Auger recombination of biexciton demonstrate that the addition of a second exciton, rather than double the effect of a first, bleaches the blue-induced absorption band without producing a net stimulated emission at the band edge. Accompanied by high time resolution transient absorption spectra pumping at the lowest exciton band, these results identify the blue-induced absorption as the second transition to 1Se1Sh which is shifted in energy due to unusually strong and promptly rising biexciton repulsion. Possible mechanisms giving rise to this repulsion and prospects for applying it to enhance optical gain applications of these particles are discussed.
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- Jayanta Dana
- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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Chung NTK, Nguyen PT, Tung HT, Phuc DH. Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cell: Photoanodes, Counter Electrodes, and Electrolytes. Molecules 2021; 26:2638. [PMID: 33946485 PMCID: PMC8125700 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we provide the reader with an overview of quantum dot application in solar cells to replace dye molecules, where the quantum dots play a key role in photon absorption and excited charge generation in the device. The brief shows the types of quantum dot sensitized solar cells and presents the obtained results of them for each type of cell, and provides the advantages and disadvantages. Lastly, methods are proposed to improve the efficiency performance in the next researching.
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- Nguyen Thi Kim Chung
- Thu Dau Mot University, Number 6, Tran Van on Street, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot 55000, Vietnam;
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- Department of Physics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City 70250, Vietnam;
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- Faculty of Physics, Dong Thap University, Cao Lanh City 870000, Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Applied Physics, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70880, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70880, Vietnam
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Dynamic lattice distortions driven by surface trapping in semiconductor nanocrystals. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1860. [PMID: 33767138 PMCID: PMC7994579 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22116-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Nonradiative processes limit optoelectronic functionality of nanocrystals and curb their device performance. Nevertheless, the dynamic structural origins of nonradiative relaxations in such materials are not understood. Here, femtosecond electron diffraction measurements corroborated by atomistic simulations uncover transient lattice deformations accompanying radiationless electronic processes in colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals. Investigation of the excitation energy dependence in a core/shell system shows that hot carriers created by a photon energy considerably larger than the bandgap induce structural distortions at nanocrystal surfaces on few picosecond timescales associated with the localization of trapped holes. On the other hand, carriers created by a photon energy close to the bandgap of the core in the same system result in transient lattice heating that occurs on a much longer 200 picosecond timescale, dominated by an Auger heating mechanism. Elucidation of the structural deformations associated with the surface trapping of hot holes provides atomic-scale insights into the mechanisms deteriorating optoelectronic performance and a pathway towards minimizing these losses in nanocrystal devices. Charge trapping can lead to severe nonradiative losses in colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs). The authors report femtosecond electron diffraction measurements on photoexcited NCs to reveal atomic-scale insights into how localization of charges at trap sites induce surface deformations.
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A carbon dots-based ratiometric fluorescence probe for monitoring intracellular pH and bioimaging. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Goldzak T, McIsaac AR, Van Voorhis T. Colloidal CdSe nanocrystals are inherently defective. Nat Commun 2021; 12:890. [PMID: 33563985 PMCID: PMC7873310 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21153-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Colloidal CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) have shown promise in applications ranging from LED displays to medical imaging. Their unique photophysics depend sensitively on the presence or absence of surface defects. Using simulations, we show that CdSe NCs are inherently defective; even for stoichiometric NCs with perfect ligand passivation and no vacancies or defects, we still observe that the low energy spectrum is dominated by dark, surface-associated excitations, which are more numerous in larger NCs. Surface structure analysis shows that the majority of these states involve holes that are localized on two-coordinate Se atoms. As chalcogenide atoms are not passivated by any Lewis base ligand, varying the ligand should not dramatically change the number of dark states, which we confirm by simulating three passivation schemes. Our results have significant implications for understanding CdSe NC photophysics, and suggest that photochemistry and short-range photoinduced charge transfer should be much more facile than previously anticipated.
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- Tamar Goldzak
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Yang H, Li R, Zhang Y, Yu M, Wang Z, Liu X, You W, Tu D, Sun Z, Zhang R, Chen X, Wang Q. Colloidal Alloyed Quantum Dots with Enhanced Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in the NIR-II Window. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2601-2607. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Hongchao Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- In-Situ Center for Physical Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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Kargozar S, Hoseini SJ, Milan PB, Hooshmand S, Kim H, Mozafari M. Quantum Dots: A Review from Concept to Clinic. Biotechnol J 2020; 15:e2000117. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.202000117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Saeid Kargozar
- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, School of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Centre Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Institutes of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN) Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomaterials Science, School of Dentistry Dankook University Cheonan Republic of Korea
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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Zhang S, Li C, Wang Q, Zhou L, Saeed MH, Wang X, Zhang L, Yang Z, Yang H. Fluorescence enhancement and encapsulation of quantum dots via a novel crosslinked vinyl-ether liquid crystals/polymer composite film. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Durmusoglu EG, Selopal GS, Mohammadnezhad M, Zhang H, Dagtepe P, Barba D, Sun S, Zhao H, Acar HY, Wang ZM, Rosei F. Low-Cost, Air-Processed Quantum Dot Solar Cells via Diffusion-Controlled Synthesis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:36301-36310. [PMID: 32666797 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite significant advances in the development of high-efficiency and stable quantum dot (QD) solar cells (QDSCs), recent synthetic and fabrication routes still require improvements to render QDSCs commercially feasible. Here, we describe a low-cost, industrially viable fabrication method of QDSCs under an ambient atmosphere (humid air and room temperature) using stable, high-quality, and small-sized PbS QDs prepared with low-cost, greener precursors [i.e., thioacetamide (TAA)] compared to the widely used bis(trimethylsilyl)sulfide [(TMS)2S], at low temperatures without requiring any stringent conditions. The low reaction temperature, medium reactivity of TAA, and diffusion-controlled particle growth adopted in this approach provide an opportunity to synthesize ultrasmall (emission peak ∼700 nm) to larger PbS QDs (emission peak ∼1050 nm). This also enables well-controlled large-scale (multigram) synthesis with a rough estimated production cost of PbS of 8.11 $ per gram (based on materials cost), which is the lowest among the available PbS QDs produced using wet chemistry routes. QDSCs fabricated using 3.25 nm PbS QDs (bandgap 1.29 eV) under ambient conditions yield a high circuit current density (Jsc) of 32.4 mA/cm2 (one of the highest values of Jsc ever reported) with a power conversion efficiency of 7.8% under 1 sun simulated sunlight at AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm2). These devices exhibit better photovoltaic performance compared to devices fabricated with more traditional PbS QDs synthesized with (TMS)2S under an ambient atmosphere, confirming the quality of PbS QDs produced with our method. The diffusion-controlled TAA-based synthetic route developed herein is found to be very promising for synthesizing size-tunable PbS QDs for photovoltaic and other optoelectronic applications.
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- Emek G Durmusoglu
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Koc University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- College of Physics & The State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Koc University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3X 1S2 Varennes, Québec, Canada
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Liu H, Rong K, Li Z, Chen J. Experimental demonstration of nanophotonic devices and circuits with colloidal quantum dot waveguides. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:23091-23104. [PMID: 32752310 DOI: 10.1364/oe.395088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have been widely used as absorption or emission materials due to their large-absorption and high-gain properties. However, they are seldom used as low-loss materials in passive nanophotonic devices. Moreover, combinations of two or more properties of CQDs are difficult owing to miscibility of different CQDs. Here, low-loss CQD waveguides are experimentally achieved at wavelengths longer than their fluorescence wavelengths. By using the low-loss and uniform CQD waveguides, various passive nanophotonic devices and a nanophotonic circuit are successfully demonstrated. Furthermore, by employing both of a pattern-assisted stacking and a transfer-printing approach, the miscible problem of different CQDs is addressed, and a low-loss CQD waveguide and a high-gain CQD laser are experimentally integrated on a single chip.
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Lead sulphide colloidal quantum dots for room temperature NO 2 gas sensors. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12556. [PMID: 32724098 PMCID: PMC7387467 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69478-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have been recently investigated as promising building blocks for low-cost and high-performance gas sensors due to their large effective surface-to-volume ratio and their suitability for versatile functionalization through surface chemistry. In this work we report on lead sulphide CQDs based sensors for room temperature NO2 detection. The sensor response has been measured for different pollutant gases including NO2, CH4, CO and CO2 and for different concentrations in the 2.8-100 ppm range. For the first time, the influence of the QDs film thickness on the sensor response has been investigated and optimized. Upon 30 ppm NO2 release, the best room temperature gas response is about 14 Ω/Ω, with response and recovery time of 12 s and 26 min, respectively. A detection limit of about 0.15 ppb was estimated from the slope of the sensor response and its electric noise. The gas sensors exhibit high sensitivity to NO2, remarkable selectivity, repeatability and full recovery after exposure.
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Xue Y, Liu S, Liu X, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Xue D, Hu J. Room‐Temperature Solution‐Processed PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201900517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yubin Xue
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Henan University Kaifeng Henan 475004 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Wu J, Tong J, Gao Y, Wang A, Zhang T, Tan H, Nie S, Deng Z. Efficient and Stable Thin‐Film Luminescent Solar Concentrators Enabled by Near‐Infrared Emission Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:7738-7742. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Jiajing Wu
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- Departments of Bioengineering Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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Wu J, Tong J, Gao Y, Wang A, Zhang T, Tan H, Nie S, Deng Z. Efficient and Stable Thin‐Film Luminescent Solar Concentrators Enabled by Near‐Infrared Emission Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Jiajing Wu
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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- Departments of Bioengineering Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 P. R. China
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Wang Z, Cao M, Shao G, Zhang Z, Yu H, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Xu B, Wang Y, Yao J. Coherent Random Lasing in Colloidal Quantum Dot-Doped Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal with Low Threshold and High Stability. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:767-774. [PMID: 31934764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High-concentration (2-10 wt %) ZnCdSeS/ZnS alloyed quantum dot-doped polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (QD-PDLCs) were prepared via ultraviolet (UV) curing. The QD-PDLC morphology and resonance characteristics of a coherent random laser were investigated. The doping concentration of the liquid crystal and quantum dots was varied to investigate its effect on the lasing threshold, line width, and stability with respect to the density and grain size of the liquid crystal droplets inside the PDLC structure. Furthermore, the QD-PDLC laser performance was influenced by the pump position and area because of spatial localization of the random resonators. Moreover, the QD-PDLC showed good long-term stability; after 15 days of laser excitation (3 h/day), the laser output was maintained at 92% of the original emission intensity. The random laser threshold was as low as 50 μJ/cm2 with the optimized preparation process, which suggested strong potential for applications in polymer random fiber lasers, sensors, and displays.
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- Zhiwen Wang
- Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
- Research Center for Polymer Engineering of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Poly OptoElectronics Tech. Ltd , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Poly OptoElectronics Tech. Ltd , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
- Research Center for Polymer Engineering of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
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- Poly OptoElectronics Tech. Ltd , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
- Research Center for Polymer Engineering of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- Faculty of Intelligent Manufacturing , Wuyi University , Jiangmen 529020 , China
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- College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , China
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Sukharevska N, Bederak D, Dirin D, Kovalenko M, Loi MA. Improved Reproducibility of PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots Solar Cells Using Atomic Layer-Deposited TiO 2. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (WEINHEIM, GERMANY) 2020; 8:1900887. [PMID: 32064223 PMCID: PMC7006825 DOI: 10.1002/ente.201900887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Thanks to their broadly tunable bandgap and strong absorption, colloidal lead chalcogenide quantum dots (QDs) are highly appealing as solution-processable active layers for third-generation solar cells. However, the modest reproducibility of this kind of solar cell is a pertinent issue, which inhibits the exploitation of this material class in optoelectronics. This issue is not necessarily imputable to the active layer but may originate from different constituents of the device structure. Herein, the deposition of TiO2 electron transport layer is focused on. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) greatly improves the reproducibility of PbS QD solar cells compared with the previously optimized sol-gel (SG) approach. Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the solar cells using atomic layer-deposited TiO2 lies in the range between 5.5% and 7.2%, whereas solar cells with SG TiO2 have PCE ranging from 0.5% to 6.9% with a large portion of short-circuited devices. Investigations of TiO2 layers by atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy reveal that these films have very different surface morphologies. Whereas the TiO2 films prepared by SG synthesis and deposited by spin coating are very smooth, TiO2 films made by ALD repeat the surface texture of the fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate underneath.
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- Nataliia Sukharevska
- Photophysics & OptoElectronicsZernike Institute for Advanced MaterialsNijenborgh 4GroningenAG9747The Netherlands
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- Photophysics & OptoElectronicsZernike Institute for Advanced MaterialsNijenborgh 4GroningenAG9747The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied BiosciencesETH ZurichVladimir Prelog Weg 1Zurich8093Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied BiosciencesETH ZurichVladimir Prelog Weg 1Zurich8093Switzerland
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- Photophysics & OptoElectronicsZernike Institute for Advanced MaterialsNijenborgh 4GroningenAG9747The Netherlands
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Kastilani R, Bishop BP, Holmberg VC, Pozzo LD. On-Demand Sonochemical Synthesis of Ultrasmall and Magic-Size CdSe Quantum Dots in Single-Phase and Emulsion Systems. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:16583-16592. [PMID: 31750665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The sonochemical synthesis of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) in a single-liquid bulk phase and in an emulsion-based system is presented. Reactions utilized cadmium oleate and trioctylphosphine selenide precursors and were monitored as a function of sonication time under controlled temperature conditions to isolate the effects of cavitation from those of bulk temperature changes. QD synthesis was found to be slow in the single-phase liquid system (i.e., 1-octadecene) but greatly accelerated in the dispersed system (i.e., emulsions of 1-octadecene in ethylene glycol). It is hypothesized that the emulsion system increases the cavitation efficiency while also delivering acoustic energy in closer proximity to the precursor molecules. The capacity of CdSe production in the emulsion system was found to be 3.8 g/(L h), which is comparable to the typical hot-injection synthesis of CdSe QDs and can likely be further optimized. While the single-phase solvent system was found to produce ultrasmall QDs that exhibit broadband white-light emission, the emulsion system was found to produce well-defined magic-size clusters (MSCs) with photoluminescence quantum yield as high as 34%. Differences in synthesis rate and product properties from the emulsion and single-phase systems were probed by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, UV-visible (vis) and photoluminescence spectroscopy, and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Finally, precise temporal control of the QD synthesis was demonstrated via on-off cycling of the ultrasound waves.
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- Ryan Kastilani
- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , 3781 Okanogan Lane NE , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , 3781 Okanogan Lane NE , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , 3781 Okanogan Lane NE , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Washington , 3781 Okanogan Lane NE , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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Ning J, Kershaw SV, Rogach AL. Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Copper Indium Sulfide Nanostructures: Flowers, Platelets and Spheres. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9121779. [PMID: 31847383 PMCID: PMC6955946 DOI: 10.3390/nano9121779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanostructures have been widely investigated for several applications, which rely not only on their size but also on shape control. CuInS2 (often abbreviated as CIS) nanostructures have been considered as candidates for solar energy conversion. In this work, three-dimensional (3D) colloidal CIS nanoflowers and nanospheres and two-dimensional (2D) nanoplatelets were selectively synthesized by changing the amount of a sulfur precursor (tert-dodecanethiol) serving both as a sulfur source and as a co-ligand. Monodisperse CIS nanoflowers (~15 nm) were formed via the aggregation of smaller CIS nanoparticles when the amount of tert-dodecanethiol used in reaction was low enough, which changed towards the formation of larger (70 nm) CIS nanospheres when it significantly increased. Both of these structures crystallized in a chalcopyrite CIS phase. Using an intermediate amount of tert-dodecanethiol, 2D nanoplatelets were obtained, 90 nm in length, 25 nm in width and the thickness of a few nanometers along the a-axis of the wurtzite CIS phase. Based on a series of experiments which employed mixtures of tert-dodecanethiol and 1-dodecanethiol, a ligand-controlled mechanism is proposed to explain the manifold range of the resulting shapes and crystal phases of CIS nanostructures.
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Spray Coated Colloidal Quantum Dot Films for Broadband Photodetectors. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9121738. [PMID: 31817681 PMCID: PMC6955664 DOI: 10.3390/nano9121738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A technique for scalable spray coating of colloidal CdSeTe quantum dots (QDs) for photovoltaics and photodetector applications is presented. A mixture solvent with water and ethanol was introduced to enhance the adhesive force between QDs and the substrate interface. The performance of the detector reached the highest values with 40 spray coating cycles of QD deposition. The photodetectors without bias voltage showed broadband response in the wavelength range of 300–800 nm, and high responsivity of 15 mA/W, detectivity of more than 1011 Jones and rise time of 0.04 s. A large size QD-logo pattern film (10 × 10 cm2) prepared by the spray coating process displayed excellent uniformity of thickness and absorbance. The large area detectors (the active area 1 cm2) showed almost the same performance as the typical laboratory-size ones (the active area 0.1 cm2). Our study demonstrates that the spray coating is a very promising film fabrication technology for the industrial-scale production of optoelectronic devices.
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Huang F, Bi C, Guo R, Zheng C, Ning J, Tian J. Synthesis of Colloidal Blue-Emitting InP/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots with the Assistance of Copper Cations. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:6720-6726. [PMID: 31549508 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Colloidal InP quantum dots (QDs) have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for display and biolabeling applications because they are intrinsically toxicity-free and exhibit high photoluminescence. On account of the uncontrollable nucleation and growth during the synthesis of InP, obtaining high-quality blue-emitting InP QDs with uniform size distribution remains a challenge. Herein, we employ a novel synthetic approach for producing blue-emitting InP/ZnS core/shell QDs with the assistance of copper cations. The studies reveal that the copper ions could combine with phosphorus precursor to form hexagonal Cu3-xP nanocrystals, which competed with the nucleation process of InP QDs, resulting in the smaller sized InP QDs with blue photoluminescence emission. After the passivation of InP QDs with the ZnS shell, the synthesized InP/ZnS core/shell QDs present bright blue emission (∼425 nm) with a photoluminescence quantum yield of ∼25%, which is the shortest wavelength emission for InP QDs to date. This research provides a new way to synthesize ultrasmall semiconductor nanocrystals.
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- Fan Huang
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP) , City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
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Chemin A, Lam J, Laurens G, Trichard F, Motto-Ros V, Ledoux G, Jarý V, Laguta V, Nikl M, Dujardin C, Amans D. Doping nanoparticles using pulsed laser ablation in a liquid containing the doping agent. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:3963-3972. [PMID: 36132111 PMCID: PMC9419851 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00223e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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While doping of semiconductors or oxides is crucial for numerous technological applications, its control remains difficult especially when the material is reduced down to the nanometric scale. In this paper, we show that pulsed laser ablation of an undoped solid target in an aqueous solution containing activator ions offers a new way to synthesise doped-nanoparticles. The doping efficiency is evaluated for laser ablation of an undoped Gd2O3 target in aqueous solutions of EuCl3 with molar concentration from 10-5 mol L-1 to 10-3 mol L-1. Thanks to luminescence experiments, we show that the europium ions penetrate the core of the synthesised monoclinic Gd2O3 nanoparticles. We also show that the concentration of the activators in the nanoparticles is proportional to the initial concentration in europium ions in the aqueous solution, and a doping of about 1% ([Eu]/[Gd] atomic ratio) is reached. On the one hand, this work could open new ways for the synthesis of doped nanomaterials. On the other hand, it also raises the question of undesired penetration of impurities in laser-generated nanoparticles in liquids.
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- Arsène Chemin
- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles Code Postal 231, Boulevard du Triomphe 1050 Brussels Belgium
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Inst Phys AS CR Cukrovarnicka 10 Prague 16200 Czech Republic
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- Inst Phys AS CR Cukrovarnicka 10 Prague 16200 Czech Republic
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- Inst Phys AS CR Cukrovarnicka 10 Prague 16200 Czech Republic
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Univ Lyon, Univ Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière F-69622 Villeurbanne France
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Pfaehler S, Angı A, Chryssikos D, Cattani-Scholz A, Rieger B, Tornow M. Space charge-limited current transport in thin films of alkyl-functionalized silicon nanocrystals. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:395201. [PMID: 31304917 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab2c28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We describe the fabrication and electrical characterization of all-silicon electrode devices to study the electronic properties of thin films of silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs). Planar, highly doped Si electrodes with contact separation of 200 nm were fabricated from silicon-on-insulator substrates, by combination of electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching. The gaps between the electrodes of height 110 nm were filled with thin-films of hexyl functionalized SiNCs (diameter 3 nm) from colloidal dispersions, via a pressure-transducing PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) membrane. This novel approach allowed the formation of homogeneous SiNC films with precise control of their thickness in the range of 15-90 nm, practically without any voids or cracks. The measured conductance of the highly resistive SiNC films at high bias voltages up to 60 V scaled approximately linearly with gap width (5-50 μm) and gap filling height, with little device-to-device variance. We attribute the observed, pronounced hysteretic current-voltage (I-V) characteristics to space-charge-limited current transport, which-after about twenty cycles-eventually blocks the current almost completely. We propose our all-silicon device scheme and gap filling methodology as a platform to investigate charge transport in novel hybrid materials at the nanoscale, in particular in the high resistivity regime.
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- Simon Pfaehler
- Molecular Electronics, Technische Universität München, Theresienstr. 90, D-80333 München, Germany
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