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He J, Liu W, Hu Z, Wang X, Liu J, Yin Z, Xu Z, Li H, Deng Z, Zou J, Song K, Zhao D, Liu Y. Well-Dispersed CsPbBr 3@TiO 2 Heterostructure Nanocrystals from Asymmetric to Symmetric. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2406783. [PMID: 39206610 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have undergone rapid development in the fields of solar cells, light diodes, lasing, photodetectors, etc. However, the MHPs still face significant challenges, such as poor stability and heterocompositing with other functional materials at the single nanoparticle level. Herein, the successful synthesis of well-dispersed CsPbBr3@TiO2 heterostructure nanocrystals (NCs) is reported, in which each heterostructure NC has only one CsPbBr3 with a precise anatase TiO2 coating ranging from asymmetric to symmetric. Due to the protection of anatase TiO2, CsPbBr3 shows dramatically improved chemical stability and photostability. More significantly, the synthesized CsPbBr3@TiO2 heterostructure NCs form a type II heterojunction, which strongly promoted efficient photogenerated carrier separation between anatase TiO2 and CsPbBr3, hence leading to improved optoelectronic activity. This study provides a robust avenue for synthesizing stable and highly efficient MHPs@metal oxide heterostructure NCs, paving the way for the practical application of all inorganic perovskites.
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- Jiazhen He
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering (ISMSE), State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Gao R, Xu W, Wang Z, Li F, Liu Y, Li G, Chen K. Heteroepitaxial Growth to Construct Hexagonal/Hexagonal β-NaYF 4:Yb,Tm/Cs 4PbBr 6 Multi-Code Emitting Core/Shell Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309107. [PMID: 38145322 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Synthesis of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)-metal halide perovskites (MHPs) heterostructure is garnered immense attentions due to their unparalleled photophysical properties. However, the obvious difference in their structural forms makes it a huge challenge. Herein, hexagonal β-NaYF4 and hexagonal Cs4PbBr6 are filtrated to construct the UCNP/MHP heterostructural luminescent material. The similarity in their crystal structures facilitate the heteroepitaxial growth of Cs4PbBr6 on the surface of β-NaYF4 NPs, leading to the formation of high-quality β-NaYF4:Yb,Tm/Cs4PbBr6 core/shell nanocrystals (NCs). Interestingly, this heterostructure endows the core/shell NCs with typically narrow-band green emission centered at 524 nm under 980 nm excitation, which should be attributed to the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from Tm3+ to Cs4PbBr6. It is noteworthy that the FRET efficiency of β-NaYF4:Yb,Tm/Cs4PbBr6 core/shell NCs (58.33%) is much higher than that of the physically mixed sample (1.84%). In addition, the reduced defect density, lattice anchoring effect, as well as diluted ionic bonding proportion induced by the core/shell structure further increase the excellent water-resistance and thermal cycling stability of Cs4PbBr6. These findings open up a new way to construct UCNP/MHP heterostructure with better multi-code luminescence performance and stability and promote its wide optoelectronic applications.
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- Rui Gao
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, 518052, P. R. China
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Chen K, Liu D, Lu W, Zhuo K, Li G. Surface and Interface Engineering for Highly Stable CsPbBr 3/ZnS Core/Shell Nanocrystals. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:2247-2256. [PMID: 38232766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Shelling with chalcogenides on the surface of lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) is believed to be an effective approach to increase their stability under high-moisture/aqueous conditions, which is important for LHP NC-based optoelectronic devices. However, it is still a challenge to prepare high-quality LHP/chalcogenide core/shell NCs with moisture/aqueous stability. In this work, a surface-defect-induced strategy is carried out to facilitate the adsorption of Br- ions and subsequently Zn2+ ions to preform a bipolar surface, which reduces the energy barrier at the CsPbBr3/ZnS interface and promotes the epitaxial growth of the ZnS shell layer. The aqueous stability of the as-received NCs shows an increase of over 12 times compared to that of the original one. Likewise, Mn2+ ions are introduced to further reduce the geometric symmetry mismatch and defect density at the CsPbBr3/ZnS interface. Interestingly, aqueous stability characterizations illustrate negligible degradation even after 230 min of ultrasonication, suggesting their outstanding stability. This work proposes an effective approach to prepare high-quality LHP/chalcogenide core/shell NCs, which possess great potential in the fabrication of stable optoelectronic devices.
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- Keqiang Chen
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou 311305, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen 518052, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou 311305, P. R. China
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Dalui A, Ariga K, Acharya S. Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals: from bottom-up nanoarchitectonics to energy harvesting applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:10835-10865. [PMID: 37608724 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc02605a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) have been extensively investigated owing to their unique properties induced by the quantum confinement effect. The advent of colloidal synthesis routes led to the design of stable colloidal NCs with uniform size, shape, and composition. Metal oxides, phosphides, and chalcogenides (ZnE, CdE, PbE, where E = S, Se, or Te) are few of the most important monocomponent semiconductor NCs, which show excellent optoelectronic properties. The ability to build quantum confined heterostructures comprising two or more semiconductor NCs offer greater customization and tunability of properties compared to their monocomponent counterparts. More recently, the halide perovskite NCs showed exceptional optoelectronic properties for energy generation and harvesting applications. Numerous applications including photovoltaic, photodetectors, light emitting devices, catalysis, photochemical devices, and solar driven fuel cells have demonstrated using these NCs in the recent past. Overall, semiconductor NCs prepared via the colloidal synthesis route offer immense potential to become an alternative to the presently available device applications. This feature article will explore the progress of NCs syntheses with outstanding potential to control the shape and spatial dimensionality required for photovoltaic, light emitting diode, and photocatalytic applications. We also attempt to address the challenges associated with achieving high efficiency devices with the NCs and possible solutions including interface engineering, packing control, encapsulation chemistry, and device architecture engineering.
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- Amit Dalui
- Department of Chemistry, Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata-700026, India
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
- International Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata-700032, India.
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Chen K, Gu Z, Wang Z, Guan M, Tan X, Xu W, Ji X, Lu W, Liu Y, Li G. Surface polarization-induced emission and stability enhancement of CsPbX 3 nanocrystals. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8914-8923. [PMID: 37621427 PMCID: PMC10445435 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02109b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Recently, the polarization effect has been receiving tremendous attention, as it can result in improved stability and charge transfer efficiency of metal-halide perovskites (MHPs). However, realizing the polarization effect on CsPbX3 NCs still remains a challenge. Here, metal ions with small radii (such as Mg2+, Li+, Ni2+, etc.) are introduced on the surface of CsPbX3 NCs, which facilitate the arising of electric dipole and surface polarization. The surface polarization effect promotes redistribution of the surface electron density, leading to reinforced surface ligand bonding, reduced surface defects, near unity photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs), and enhanced stability. Moreover, further introduction of hydroiodic acid results in the in situ formation of tert-butyl iodide (TBI), which facilitates the successful synthesis of pure iodine-based CsPbI3 NCs with high PLQY (95.3%) and stability under ambient conditions. The results of this work provide sufficient evidence to exhibit the crucial role of the surface polarization effect, which promotes the synthesis of high-quality MHPs and their applications in the fields of optoelectronic devices.
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- Keqiang Chen
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences Hangzhou 311305 China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences Shenzhen 518052 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences Hangzhou 311305 China
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Li J, Fan Y, Xuan T, Zhang H, Li W, Hu C, Zhuang J, Liu RS, Lei B, Liu Y, Zhang X. In Situ Growth of High-Quality CsPbBr 3 Quantum Dots with Unusual Morphology inside a Transparent Glass with a Heterogeneous Crystallization Environment for Wide Gamut Displays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:30029-30038. [PMID: 35737890 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c06653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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All-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are considered to be one of the most promising green candidates for the new-generation backlight displays. The pending barriers to their applications, however, lie in their mismatching of the target window of green light, scalable production, susceptibility to the leaching of lead ions, and instability in harsh environments (such as moisture, light, and heat). Herein, high-quality CsPbBr3 QDs with globoid shapes and cuboid shapes were in situ crystallized/grown inside a well-designed glass to produce nanocomposites with peak emission at 526 nm, which not only exhibited photoluminescence quantum yields of 53 and 86% upon 455 and 365 nm excitation, respectively, but also have been imparted of high stability when they were submerged in water and exposed to heat and light. These characteristics, along with their lead self-sequestration capability and easy-to-scale preparation, can enable breakthrough applications for CsPbBr3 QDs in the field of wide color gamut backlit display. A high-performance backlight white LEDs was fabricated using the CsPbBr3 QDs@glass powder and K2SiF6:Mn4+ red phosphor, which shows a color gamut of ∼126% of the NTSC or 94% of the Rec. 2020 standards.
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- Juqing Li
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Macias-Pinilla DF, Planelles J, Climente JI. Biexcitons in CdSe nanoplatelets: geometry, binding energy and radiative rate. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:8493-8500. [PMID: 35662303 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01354a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biexciton properties in semiconductor nanostructures are highly sensitive to quantum confinement, relative electron-hole masses, dielectric environment and Coulomb correlations. Here we present a variational Quantum Monte Carlo model which, coupled to effective mass Hamiltonians, takes into account all of the above effects. The model is used to provide theoretical assessment on the biexciton ground state properties in colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets. A number of characteristic features is observed: (i) the finite thickness of these systems makes the biexciton geometry depart from the planar square expected in the two-dimensional (2D) limit, and form a distorted tetrahedron instead; (ii) the strong dielectric confinement enhances not only Coulomb attractions but also repulsions, which lowers the ratio of the biexciton-to-exciton binding energy down to EXXb/EXb = 0.07. (iii) EXXb is less sensitive than EXb to lateral confinement, and yet it can reach values above 30 meV, thus granting room temperature stability; (iv) the ratio of biexciton-to-exciton radiative rates, kradXX/kradX, decreases from 3.5 to ∼1 as the platelet area increases. These results pave the way for the rational design of biexciton properties in metal chalcogenide nanoplatelets.
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- David F Macias-Pinilla
- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I, Av. Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló, Spain
- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló, Spain.
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- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló, Spain.
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- Departament de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Av. Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló, Spain.
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Kathiravan A. Investigation of photophysical insights into the CsPbBr3-porphyrazine system in solution. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Metal Sulfide Semiconductor Nanomaterials and Polymer Microgels for Biomedical Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212294. [PMID: 34830175 PMCID: PMC8623293 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The development of nanomaterials with therapeutic and/or diagnostic properties has been an active area of research in biomedical sciences over the past decade. Nanomaterials have been identified as significant medical tools with potential therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities that are practically impossible to accomplish using larger molecules or bulk materials. Fabrication of nanomaterials is the most effective platform to engineer therapeutic agents and delivery systems for the treatment of cancer. This is mostly due to the high selectivity of nanomaterials for cancerous cells, which is attributable to the porous morphology of tumour cells which allows nanomaterials to accumulate more in tumour cells more than in normal cells. Nanomaterials can be used as potential drug delivery systems since they exist in similar scale as proteins. The unique properties of nanomaterials have drawn a lot of interest from researchers in search of new chemotherapeutic treatment for cancer. Metal sulfide nanomaterials have emerged as the most used frameworks in the past decade, but they tend to aggregate because of their high surface energy which triggers the thermodynamically favoured interaction. Stabilizing agents such as polymer and microgels have been utilized to inhibit the particles from any aggregations. In this review, we explore the development of metal sulfide polymer/microgel nanocomposites as therapeutic agents against cancerous cells.
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Wu J, Gong M. Quantum dots/graphene nanohybrids photodetectors: progress and perspective. NANO EXPRESS 2021. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/ac2293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Semiconductor quantum dots/graphene heterostructure nanohybrids combine the advantages of the enhanced light–matter interaction and spectral tunability of quantum dots (QDs) and high charge mobility in graphene as a charge transport pathway, providing a unique platform for exploration of photodetectors with high performance. In particular, the QDs/graphene nanohybrids allow resolution to the critical issue of charge transport in QDs-only photodetectors stemming from the low charge mobility associated with both QD surface defect states and inter-QD junctions. Furthermore, the achieved capability in industrial-scale fabrication of graphene and colloidal QDs has motivated efforts in research of QDs/graphene nanohybrids focal plane arrays that are expected to be not only high performance and low cost, but also light-weight, flexible and wearable. This paper aims to highlight recent progress made in the research and development of QDs/graphene nanohybrid photodetectors and discuss the challenges remained towards their commercial applications.
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Chen K, Qi K, Zhou T, Yang T, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Lim CK, Zhang J, Žutic I, Zhang H, Prasad PN. Water-Dispersible CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Ultra-Stability and its Application in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2021; 13:172. [PMID: 34383132 PMCID: PMC8360258 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00690-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Thanks to the excellent optoelectronic properties, lead halide perovskites (LHPs) have been widely employed in high-performance optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes. However, overcoming their poor stability against water has been one of the biggest challenges for most applications. Herein, we report a novel hot-injection method in a Pb-poor environment combined with a well-designed purification process to synthesize water-dispersible CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs). The as-prepared NCs sustain their superior photoluminescence (91% quantum yield in water) for more than 200 days in an aqueous environment, which is attributed to a passivation effect induced by excess CsBr salts. Thanks to the ultra-stability of these LHP NCs, for the first time, we report a new application of LHP NCs, in which they are applied to electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction reaction. Noticeably, they show significant electrocatalytic activity (faradaic yield: 32% for CH4, 40% for CO) and operation stability (> 350 h).
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- Keqiang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China
- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan City, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA.
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Mabrouk M, Das DB, Salem ZA, Beherei HH. Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications: Production, Characterisations, Recent Trends and Difficulties. Molecules 2021; 26:1077. [PMID: 33670668 PMCID: PMC7922738 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26041077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Designing of nanomaterials has now become a top-priority research goal with a view to developing specific applications in the biomedical fields. In fact, the recent trends in the literature show that there is a lack of in-depth reviews that specifically highlight the current knowledge based on the design and production of nanomaterials. Considerations of size, shape, surface charge and microstructures are important factors in this regard as they affect the performance of nanoparticles (NPs). These parameters are also found to be dependent on their synthesis methods. The characterisation techniques that have been used for the investigation of these nanomaterials are relatively different in their concepts, sample preparation methods and obtained results. Consequently, this review article aims to carry out an in-depth discussion on the recent trends on nanomaterials for biomedical engineering, with a particular emphasis on the choices of the nanomaterials, preparation methods/instruments and characterisations techniques used for designing of nanomaterials. Key applications of these nanomaterials, such as tissue regeneration, medication delivery and wound healing, are also discussed briefly. Covering this knowledge gap will result in a better understanding of the role of nanomaterial design and subsequent larger-scale applications in terms of both its potential and difficulties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mostafa Mabrouk
- Refractories, Ceramics and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre, 33El Bohouth St (former EL Tahrir St), Dokki, Giza P.O. 12622, Egypt;
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE113TU, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE113TU, Leicestershire, UK
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Giza P.O. 12613, Egypt;
- Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University, 6 October City P.O. 12573, Egypt
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- Refractories, Ceramics and Building Materials Department, National Research Centre, 33El Bohouth St (former EL Tahrir St), Dokki, Giza P.O. 12622, Egypt;
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