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Sarkar D, Stelmakh A, Karmakar A, Aebli M, Krieg F, Bhattacharya A, Pawsey S, Kovalenko MV, Michaelis VK. Surface Structure of Lecithin-Capped Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Using Solid-State and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:21894-21910. [PMID: 39110153 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
Abstract
Inorganic colloidal cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) encapsulated by surface capping ligands exhibit tremendous potential in optoelectronic applications, with their surface structure playing a pivotal role in enhancing their photophysical properties. Soy lecithin, a tightly binding zwitterionic surface-capping ligand, has recently facilitated the high-yield synthesis of stable ultraconcentrated and ultradilute colloids of CsPbX3 NCs, unlocking a myriad of potential device applications. However, the atomic-level understanding of the ligand-terminated surface structure remains uncertain. Herein, we use a versatile solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic approach, in combination with dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, to explore the effect of lecithin on the core-to-surface structures of CsPbX3 (X = Cl or Br) perovskites, sized from micron to nanoscale. Surface-selective (cross-polarization, CP) solid-state and DNP NMR (133Cs and 207Pb) methods were used to differentiate the unique surface and core chemical environments, while the head-groups {trimethylammonium [-N(CH3)3+] and phosphate (-PO4-)} of lecithin were assigned via 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR spectroscopy. A direct approach to determining the surface structure by capitalizing on the unique heteronuclear dipolar couplings between the lecithin ligand (1H and 31P) and the surface of the CsPbCl3 NCs (133Cs and 207Pb) is demonstrated. The 1H-133Cs heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR) DNP NMR indicates an abundance of Cs on the NC surface and an intimate proximity of the -N(CH3)3+ groups to the surface and subsurface 133Cs atoms, supported by 1H{133Cs} rotational-echo double-resonance (REDOR) NMR spectroscopy. Moreover, the 1H-31P{207Pb} CP REDOR dephasing curve provides average internuclear distance information that allows assessment of -PO4- groups binding to the subsurface Pb atoms. Atomistic MD simulations of ligand-capped CsPbCl3 surfaces aid in the interpretation of this information and suggest that ligand -N(CH3)3+ and -PO4- head-groups substitute Cs+ and Cl- ions, respectively, at the CsCl-terminated surface of the NCs. These detailed atomistic insights into surface structures can further guide the engineering of various relevant surface-capping zwitterionic ligands for diverse metal halide perovskite NCs.
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- Diganta Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Bruker BioSpin Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Enomoto K, Miranti R, Liu J, Okano R, Inoue D, Kim D, Pu YJ. Anisotropic electronic coupling in three-dimensional assembly of CsPbBr 3 quantum dots. Chem Sci 2024; 15:13049-13057. [PMID: 39148765 PMCID: PMC11323341 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01769b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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Cesium lead halide (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, or I) perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs) show promise for next-generation optoelectronics. In this study, we controlled the electronic coupling between PeQD multilayers using a layer-by-layer method and dithiol linkers of varying structures. The energy shift of the first excitonic peak from monolayer to bilayer decreases exponentially with increasing interlayer spacer distance, indicating the resonant tunnelling effect. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed anisotropic inter-PeQD distances in multiple layers. Photoluminescence (PL) analysis showed lower energy emission in the in-plane direction due to the electronic coupling in the out-of-plane direction, supporting the anisotropic electronic state in the PeQD multilayers. Temperature-dependent PL and PL lifetimes indicated changes in exciton behaviour due to the delocalized electronic state in PeQD multilayers. Particularly, the electron-phonon coupling strength increased, and the exciton recombination rate decreased. This is the first study demonstrating controlled electronic coupling in a three-dimensional ordered structure, emphasizing the importance of the anisotropic electronic state for high-performance PeQDs devices.
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- Kazushi Enomoto
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Metropolitan University Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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Sen R, Millheim SL, Gordon TM, Millstone JE. Influence of Surface Chemistry on Metal Deposition Outcomes in Copper Selenide-Based Nanoheterostructure Synthesis. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:16473-16483. [PMID: 39067033 PMCID: PMC11308770 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The use of nanoparticle surface chemistry to direct metal deposition has been well-studied in the modification of metal nanoparticle substrates but is not yet well-established for metal chalcogenide particle substrates, although integration of these particles into nanoheterostructures is of high interest. In this report, we investigate the effect of Cu2-xSe surface chemistry on the morphology of metal deposition on these plasmonic semiconductor nanoparticles. Specifically, we functionalize Cu2-xSe nanoparticles with a suite of 12 different ligands and investigate how different aspects of the ligand structure do or do not impact the morphology and extent of subsequent metal deposition on the Cu2-xSe surface. Surprisingly, our results indicate that the morphology of the resulting metal deposits and the extent of metal deposition onto the existing Cu2-xSe particle substrate are indistinguishable for the majority of ligands tested. An exception to these findings is observed for particles functionalized by quaternary alkylammonium bromides, which exhibit statistically distinct metal deposition patterns compared to all other ligands tested. We hypothesize that this unique behavior is due to a cooperative binding mechanism of the quaternary alkylammonium bromides to the surface of copper selenide. Taken together, these results yield both new strategies for controlling postsynthetic modification of copper selenide nanoparticles and also reveal limitations of surface chemistry-based approaches for this system.
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- Riti Sen
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University
of Pittsburgh, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, 3700 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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Ahlawat M, Sahu A, Govind Rao V. Harnessing Pb-S Interactions for Long-Term Water Stability in Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401326. [PMID: 38624177 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs) have garnered attention as promising light-harvesting materials for optoelectronics and photovoltaic devices, attributed to their impressive optoelectronic properties. However, their susceptibility to moisture-induced degradation has hindered their practical applications. Despite various encapsulation strategies, challenges persist in maintaining their stability and optoelectronic performance simultaneously. Here, a ligand exchange approach is proposed using (11-mercaptoundecyl)-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide (MUTAB) to enhance the stability and dispersibility of CsPbBr3 (CPB) NCs in aqueous environments. MUTAB enables effective surface passivation of the CPB NCs via robust Pb-S interactions at the S-terminal while concurrently directing water molecules through the unbound cationic N-terminal or vice versa, ensuring water dispersibility and stability. Spectroscopic analysis confirms retained structural and optical integrity post-ligand exchange. Crucially, MUTAB-bound CPB NCs exhibit sustained charge transfer properties, demonstrated by aqueous colloidal oxidation reactions. This ligand exchange strategy offers a promising pathway for advancing LHP NCs toward practical optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications.
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- Monika Ahlawat
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Berhampur, 760010, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 208016, India
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Li Z, Goldoni L, Wu Y, Imran M, Ivanov YP, Divitini G, Zito J, Panneerselvam IR, Baranov D, Infante I, De Trizio L, Manna L. Exogenous Metal Cations in the Synthesis of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals and Their Interplay with Tertiary Amines. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39018374 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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Current syntheses of CsPbBr3 halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) rely on overstoichiometric amounts of Pb2+ precursors, resulting in unreacted lead ions at the end of the process. In our synthesis scheme of CsPbBr3 NCs, we replaced excess Pb2+ with different exogenous metal cations (M) and investigated their effect on the synthesis products. These cations can be divided into two groups: group 1 delivers monodisperse CsPbBr3 cubes capped with oleate species (as for the case when Pb2+ is used in excess) and with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) as high as 90% with some cations (for example with M = In3+); group 2 yields irregularly shaped CsPbBr3 NCs with broad size distributions. In both cases, the addition of a tertiary ammonium cation (didodecylmethylammonium, DDMA+) during the synthesis, after the nucleation of the NCs, reshapes the NCs to monodisperse truncated cubes. Such NCs feature a mixed oleate/DDMA+ surface termination with PLQY values of up to 97%. For group 1 cations this happens only if the ammonium cation is directly added as a salt (DDMA-Br), while for group 2 cations this happens even if the corresponding tertiary amine (DDMA) is added, instead of DDMA-Br. This is attributed to the fact that only group 2 cations can facilitate the protonation of DDMA by the excess oleic acid present in the reaction environment. In all cases studied, the incorporation of M cations is marginal, and the reshaping of the NCs is only transient: if the reactions are run for a long time, the truncated cubes evolve to cubes.
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- Zhanzhao Li
- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Chemistry Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Electron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
- Division of Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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- BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, Leioa 48940, Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- Chemistry Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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- Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
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Conelli D, Matuhina A, Dibenedetto CN, Grandhi GK, Margiotta N, Fanizza E, Striccoli M, Vivo P, Suranna GP, Grisorio R. Surface-Engineered Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Enabling Photoreduction Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38660951 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
In recent years, colloidal lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) have exhibited such intriguing light absorption properties to be contemplated as promising candidates for photocatalytic conversions. However, for effective photocatalysis, the light harvesting system needs to be stable under the reaction conditions propaedeutic to a specific transformation. Unlike photoinduced oxidative reaction pathways, photoreductions with LHP NCs are challenging due to their scarce compatibility with common hole scavengers like amines and alcohols. In this contribution, it is investigated the potential of CsPbBr3 NCs protected by a suitably engineered bidentate ligand for the photoreduction of quinone species. Using an in situ approach for the construction of the passivating agent and a halide excess environment, quantum-confined nanocubes (average edge length = 6.0 ± 0.8 nm) are obtained with a low ligand density (1.73 ligand/nm2) at the NC surface. The bifunctional adhesion of the engineered ligand boosts the colloidal stability of the corresponding NCs, preserving their optical properties also in the presence of an amine excess. Despite their relatively short exciton lifetime (τAV = 3.7 ± 0.2 ns), these NCs show an efficient fluorescence quenching in the presence of the selected electron accepting quinones (1,4-naphthoquinone, 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, and 9,10-anthraquinone). All of these aspects demonstrate the suitability of the NCs for an efficient photoreduction of 1,4-naphthoquinone to 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalene in the presence of triethylamine as a hole scavenger. This chemical transformation is impracticable with conventionally passivated LHP NCs, thereby highlighting the potential of the surface functionalization in this class of nanomaterials for exploring new photoinduced reactivities.
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- Daniele Conelli
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- CNR IPCF─Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici, UOS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, INSTM, Bari Research Unit, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology, INSTM, Bari Research Unit, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
- CNR-NANOTEC - Institute of Nanotechnology, c/o Campus Ecoteckne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Li LY, Song YH, Yang JN, Ru XC, Yin YC, Yao HB. Short-branched alkyl sulfobetaine-passivated CsPbBr 3 nanocrystals for efficient green light emitting diodes. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7387-7395. [PMID: 38545886 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00965g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Inorganic cesium lead bromide nanocrystals (CsPbBr3 NCs) hold promising prospects for high performance green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) due to their exceptional color purity and high luminescence efficiency. However, the common ligands employed for passivating these indispensable NCs, such as long-chain organic ligands like oleic acid and oleylamine (OA/OAm), display highly dynamic binding and electronic insulating issues, thereby resulting in a low efficiency of the as-fabricated LEDs. Herein, we report a new zwitterionic short-branched alkyl sulfobetaine ligand, namely trioctyl(propyl-3-sulfonate) ammonium betaine (TOAB), to in situ passivate CsPbBr3 NCs via a feasible one-step solution synthesis, enabling efficiency improvement of CsPbBr3 NC-based LEDs. The zwitterionic TOAB ligand not only strengthened the surface passivation of CsPbBr3 NCs with a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 97%, but also enhanced the carrier transport in the fabricated CsPbBr3 NC thin films due to the short-branched alkyl design. Consequently, CsPbBr3 NCs passivated with TOAB achieved a green LED with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 7.3% and a maximum luminance of 5716 cd m-2, surpassing those of LEDs based on insulating long-chain ligand-passivated NCs. Our work provides an effective surface passivation ligand design to enhance the performance of CsPbBr3 NC-based LEDs.
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- Lian-Yue Li
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Sekh T, Cherniukh I, Kobiyama E, Sheehan TJ, Manoli A, Zhu C, Athanasiou M, Sergides M, Ortikova O, Rossell MD, Bertolotti F, Guagliardi A, Masciocchi N, Erni R, Othonos A, Itskos G, Tisdale WA, Stöferle T, Rainò G, Bodnarchuk MI, Kovalenko MV. All-Perovskite Multicomponent Nanocrystal Superlattices. ACS NANO 2024; 18:8423-8436. [PMID: 38446635 PMCID: PMC10958606 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c13062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Nanocrystal superlattices (NC SLs) have long been sought as promising metamaterials, with nanoscale-engineered properties arising from collective and synergistic effects among the constituent building blocks. Lead halide perovskite (LHP) NCs come across as outstanding candidates for SL design, as they demonstrate collective light emission, known as superfluorescence, in single- and multicomponent SLs. Thus far, LHP NCs have only been assembled in single-component SLs or coassembled with dielectric NC building blocks acting solely as spacers between luminescent NCs. Here, we report the formation of multicomponent LHP NC-only SLs, i.e., using only CsPbBr3 NCs of different sizes as building blocks. The structural diversity of the obtained SLs encompasses the ABO6, ABO3, and NaCl structure types, all of which contain orientationally and positionally locked NCs. For the selected model system, the ABO6-type SL, we observed efficient NC coupling and Förster-like energy transfer from strongly confined 5.3 nm CsPbBr3 NCs to weakly confined 17.6 nm CsPbBr3 NCs, along with characteristic superfluorescence features at cryogenic temperatures. Spatiotemporal exciton dynamics measurements reveal that binary SLs exhibit enhanced exciton diffusivity compared to single-component NC assemblies across the entire temperature range (from 5 to 298 K). The observed coherent and incoherent NC coupling and controllable excitonic transport within the solid NC SLs hold promise for applications in quantum optoelectronic devices.
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- Taras
V. Sekh
- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Laboratory
of Ultrafast Science, Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Electron
Microscopy Center, Empa−Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Electron
Microscopy Center, Empa−Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department
of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab, University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia and To.Sca.Lab, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department
of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab, University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Electron
Microscopy Center, Empa−Swiss Federal
Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Ultrafast Science, Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
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- Experimental
Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- IBM
Research Europe−Zürich, Rüschlikon CH-8803, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Mondal A, Ahuja M, Johari P, Bhattacharyya S. Facet-specific ligand dynamics: scaling the descriptors of Cs 2AgBiBr 6 nanocrystals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 38477079 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00270a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Facet control by primary amines can bolster the optoelectronic parameters of A2BIB'IIIX6 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with large indirect bandgaps. The 18-C amine competitively attaches to the (222) facet of Cs2AgBiBr6 (CABB) NCs, 16-C and 14-C bind to (400) and (440), and 12-C binds to (400). The NCs with only the (400) facet decrease the bandgap and exciton binding energy by 0.26 eV and 15 meV, respectively.
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- Anamika Mondal
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur-741246, India.
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- Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India.
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- Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Greater Noida, UP 201314, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur-741246, India.
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Bodnarchuk MI, Feld LG, Zhu C, Boehme SC, Bertolotti F, Avaro J, Aebli M, Mir SH, Masciocchi N, Erni R, Chakraborty S, Guagliardi A, Rainò G, Kovalenko MV. Colloidal Aziridinium Lead Bromide Quantum Dots. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 38320982 PMCID: PMC10883123 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c11579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The compositional engineering of lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) via the A-site cation represents a lever to fine-tune their structural and electronic properties. However, the presently available chemical space remains minimal since, thus far, only three A-site cations have been reported to favor the formation of stable lead-halide perovskite NCs, i.e., Cs+, formamidinium (FA), and methylammonium (MA). Inspired by recent reports on bulk single crystals with aziridinium (AZ) as the A-site cation, we present a facile colloidal synthesis of AZPbBr3 NCs with a narrow size distribution and size tunability down to 4 nm, producing quantum dots (QDs) in the regime of strong quantum confinement. NMR and Raman spectroscopies confirm the stabilization of the AZ cations in the locally distorted cubic structure. AZPbBr3 QDs exhibit bright photoluminescence with quantum efficiencies of up to 80%. Stabilized with cationic and zwitterionic capping ligands, single AZPbBr3 QDs exhibit stable single-photon emission, which is another essential attribute of QDs. In particular, didodecyldimethylammonium bromide and 2-octyldodecyl-phosphoethanolamine ligands afford AZPbBr3 QDs with high spectral stability at both room and cryogenic temperatures, reduced blinking with a characteristic ON fraction larger than 85%, and high single-photon purity (g(2)(0) = 0.1), all comparable to the best-reported values for MAPbBr3 and FAPbBr3 QDs of the same size.
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- Maryna I Bodnarchuk
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab., University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, Como 22100, Italy
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- Centre for X-ray Analytics & Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, St. Gallen 9014, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, A C.I. of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj (Allahabad) 211019, India
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- Department of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab., University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, Como 22100, Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
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- Materials Theory for Energy Scavenging (MATES) Lab, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, A C.I. of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj (Allahabad) 211019, India
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- Istituto di Cristallografia and To.Sca.Lab, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Valleggio 11, Como 22100, Italy
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich 8093, Switzerland
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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Morad V, Stelmakh A, Svyrydenko M, Feld LG, Boehme SC, Aebli M, Affolter J, Kaul CJ, Schrenker NJ, Bals S, Sahin Y, Dirin DN, Cherniukh I, Raino G, Baumketner A, Kovalenko MV. Designer phospholipid capping ligands for soft metal halide nanocrystals. Nature 2024; 626:542-548. [PMID: 38109940 PMCID: PMC10866715 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06932-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
The success of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) in science and optoelectronics is inextricable from their surfaces. The functionalization of lead halide perovskite NCs1-5 poses a formidable challenge because of their structural lability, unlike the well-established covalent ligand capping of conventional semiconductor NCs6,7. We posited that the vast and facile molecular engineering of phospholipids as zwitterionic surfactants can deliver highly customized surface chemistries for metal halide NCs. Molecular dynamics simulations implied that ligand-NC surface affinity is primarily governed by the structure of the zwitterionic head group, particularly by the geometric fitness of the anionic and cationic moieties into the surface lattice sites, as corroborated by the nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy data. Lattice-matched primary-ammonium phospholipids enhance the structural and colloidal integrity of hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites (FAPbBr3 and MAPbBr3 (FA, formamidinium; MA, methylammonium)) and lead-free metal halide NCs. The molecular structure of the organic ligand tail governs the long-term colloidal stability and compatibility with solvents of diverse polarity, from hydrocarbons to acetone and alcohols. These NCs exhibit photoluminescence quantum yield of more than 96% in solution and solids and minimal photoluminescence intermittency at the single particle level with an average ON fraction as high as 94%, as well as bright and high-purity (about 95%) single-photon emission.
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- Viktoriia Morad
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) and NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) and NANOlab Center of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Jeong WH, Lee S, Song H, Shen X, Choi H, Choi Y, Yang J, Yoon JW, Yu Z, Kim J, Seok GE, Lee J, Kim HY, Snaith HJ, Choi H, Park SH, Lee BR. Synergistic Surface Modification for High-Efficiency Perovskite Nanocrystal Light-Emitting Diodes: Divalent Metal Ion Doping and Halide-Based Ligand Passivation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2305383. [PMID: 38037253 PMCID: PMC10811502 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Surface defects of metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) substantially compromise the optoelectronic performances of the materials and devices via undesired charge recombination. However, those defects, mainly the vacancies, are structurally entangled with each other in the PNC lattice, necessitating a delicately designed strategy for effective passivation. Here, a synergistic metal ion doping and surface ligand exchange strategy is proposed to passivate the surface defects of CsPbBr3 PNCs with various divalent metal (e.g., Cd2+ , Zn2+, and Hg2+ ) acetate salts and didodecyldimethylammonium (DDA+ ) via one-step post-treatment. The addition of metal acetate salts to PNCs is demonstrated to suppress the defect formation energy effectively via the ab initio calculations. The developed PNCs not only have near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield and excellent stability but also show luminance of 1175 cd m-2 , current efficiency of 65.48 cd A-1 , external quantum efficiency of 20.79%, wavelength of 514 nm in optimized PNC light-emitting diodes with Cd2+ passivator and DDA ligand. The "organic-inorganic" hybrid engineering approach is completely general and can be straightforwardly applied to any combination of quaternary ammonium ligands and source of metal, which will be useful in PNC-based optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, photodetectors, and transistors.
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- Woo Hyeon Jeong
- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryResearch Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciencesand Research Institute for Natural ScienceHanyang UniversitySeoul04763Republic of Korea
- Department of PhysicsPukyong National UniversityBusan48513Republic of Korea
- CECS Research InstituteCore Research InstituteBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryResearch Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciencesand Research Institute for Natural ScienceHanyang UniversitySeoul04763Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
- Clarendon LaboratoryDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3PUUK
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringChungnam National UniversityDaehak‐ro, Yuseong‐guDaejeon34134Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringChungnam National UniversityDaehak‐ro, Yuseong‐guDaejeon34134Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and ManufacturingDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of TennesseeKnoxvilleTN37996USA
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- Department of ChemistryResearch Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciencesand Research Institute for Natural ScienceHanyang UniversitySeoul04763Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth and Environmental SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringChungnam National UniversityDaehak‐ro, Yuseong‐guDaejeon34134Republic of Korea
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- Clarendon LaboratoryDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3PUUK
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- Department of ChemistryResearch Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciencesand Research Institute for Natural ScienceHanyang UniversitySeoul04763Republic of Korea
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- Department of PhysicsPukyong National UniversityBusan48513Republic of Korea
- CECS Research InstituteCore Research InstituteBusan48513Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan UniversitySuwon16419Republic of Korea
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Giancaspro M, Panniello A, Depalo N, Comparelli R, Striccoli M, Curri ML, Fanizza E. Understanding the Effect of the Synthetic Method and Surface Chemistry on the Properties of CsPbBr 3 Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 14:81. [PMID: 38202535 PMCID: PMC10780980 DOI: 10.3390/nano14010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Over the last decade, the attractive properties of CsPbBr3 nanoparticles (NPs) have driven ever-increasing progress in the development of synthetic procedures to obtain high-quality NPs at high concentrations. Understanding how the properties of NPs are influenced by the composition of the reaction mixture in combination with the specific synthetic methodology is crucial, both for further elucidating the fundamental characteristics of this class of materials and for their manufacturing towards technological applications. This work aims to shed light on this aspect by synthesizing CsPbBr3 NPs by means of two well-assessed synthetic procedures, namely, hot injection (HI) and ligand-assisted reprecipitation (LARP) in non-polar solvents, using PbBr2 and Cs2CO3 as precursors in the presence of already widely investigated ligands. The overall goal is to study and compare the properties of the NPs to understand how each synthetic method influences the NPs' size and/or the optical properties. Reaction composition and conditions are purposely tuned towards the production of nanocubes with narrow size distribution, high emission properties, and the highest achievable concentration. As a result, the formation of bulk crystals as precipitate in LARP limits the achievement of a highly concentrated NP solution. The size of the NPs obtained by LARP seems to be poorly affected by the ligands' nature and the excess bromide, as consequence of bromide-rich solvation agents, effectively results in NPs with excellent emission properties. In contrast, NPs synthesized by HI exhibit high reaction yield, diffusion growth-controlled size, and less striking emission properties, probably ascribed to a bromide-deficient condition.
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- Mariangela Giancaspro
- Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy;
- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
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- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
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- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
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- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Bari Research Unit, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Bari Research Unit, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy;
- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Bari Research Unit, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy;
- National Research Council (CNR)-Institute for Physical Chemistry Processes (IPCF), SO Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.P.); (N.D.); (M.S.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Bari Research Unit, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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Li S, Wang Z, Li Y, Su CJ, Fu Y, Wang Y, Lu X. Fostering the Dense Packing of Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots through Binary-Disperse Mixing. ACS NANO 2023; 17:20634-20642. [PMID: 37787473 PMCID: PMC10604077 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Due to their versatile applications, perovskite quantum dot (PQD)-based optoelectrical devices have garnered significant research attention. However, the fundamental packing behavior of PQDs in thin films and its impact on the device performance remain relatively unexplored. Drawing inspiration from theoretical models concerning packing density with size mixtures, this study presents an effective strategy, namely, binary-disperse mixing, aimed at enhancing the packing density of PQD films. Comprehensive grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray characterization suggested that the PQD film consists of three phases: two monosize phases and one binary mixing phase. The volume fraction and population of the binary-size phase can be tuned by mixing an appropriate amount of large and small PQDs. Furthermore, we performed multi-length-scale all-atom and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the distribution and conformation of organic surface ligands, highlighting their influence on PQD packing. Notably, the mixing of two PQDs of different sizes promotes closer face-to-face contact. The densely packed binary-disperse film exhibited largely suppressed trap-assisted recombination, much longer carrier lifetime, and thereby improved power conversion efficiency. Hence, this study provides fundamental understanding of the packing mechanism of perovskite quantum dots and highlights the significance of packing density for PQD-based solar cells.
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- Shiang Li
- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Spallation
Neutron Source Science Center, Institute
of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dongguan 523803, China
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department
of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong
Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Ding Y, Zhang Z, Toso S, Gushchina I, Trepalin V, Shi K, Peng JW, Kuno M. Mixed Ligand Passivation as the Origin of Near-Unity Emission Quantum Yields in CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:6362-6370. [PMID: 36881007 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Key features of syntheses, involving the quaternary ammonium passivation of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs), include stable, reproducible, and large (often near-unity) emission quantum yields (QYs). The archetypical example involves didodecyl dimethyl ammonium (DDDMA+)-passivated CsPbBr3 NCs where robust QYs stem from interactions between DDDMA+ and NC surfaces. Despite widespread adoption of this synthesis, specific ligand-NC surface interactions responsible for large DDDMA+-passivated NC QYs have not been fully established. Multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance experiments now reveal a new DDDMA+-NC surface interaction, beyond established "tightly bound" DDDMA+ interactions, which strongly affects observed emission QYs. Depending upon the existence of this new DDDMA+ coordination, NC QYs vary broadly between 60 and 85%. More importantly, these measurements reveal surface passivation through unexpected didodecyl ammonium (DDA+) that works in concert with DDDMA+ to produce near-unity (i.e., >90%) QYs.
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- Yang Ding
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Nanochemistry Department, Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Boehme S, Bodnarchuk MI, Burian M, Bertolotti F, Cherniukh I, Bernasconi C, Zhu C, Erni R, Amenitsch H, Naumenko D, Andrusiv H, Semkiv N, John RA, Baldwin A, Galkowski K, Masciocchi N, Stranks SD, Rainò G, Guagliardi A, Kovalenko MV. Strongly Confined CsPbBr 3 Quantum Dots as Quantum Emitters and Building Blocks for Rhombic Superlattices. ACS NANO 2023; 17:2089-2100. [PMID: 36719353 PMCID: PMC9933619 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The success of the colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) field is rooted in the precise synthetic control of QD size, shape, and composition, enabling electronically well-defined functional nanomaterials that foster fundamental science and motivate diverse fields of applications. While the exploitation of the strong confinement regime has been driving commercial and scientific interest in InP or CdSe QDs, such a regime has still not been thoroughly explored and exploited for lead-halide perovskite QDs, mainly due to a so far insufficient chemical stability and size monodispersity of perovskite QDs smaller than about 7 nm. Here, we demonstrate chemically stable strongly confined 5 nm CsPbBr3 colloidal QDs via a postsynthetic treatment employing didodecyldimethylammonium bromide ligands. The achieved high size monodispersity (7.5% ± 2.0%) and shape-uniformity enables the self-assembly of QD superlattices with exceptional long-range order, uniform thickness, an unusual rhombic packing with an obtuse angle of 104°, and narrow-band cyan emission. The enhanced chemical stability indicates the promise of strongly confined perovskite QDs for solution-processed single-photon sources, with single QDs showcasing a high single-photon purity of 73% and minimal blinking (78% "on" fraction), both at room temperature.
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- Simon
C. Boehme
- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Swiss
Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department
of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab., University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Electron
Microscopy Center, Empa, Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University
of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University
of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
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- Department
of Science and High Technology and To.Sca.Lab., University of Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia and To.Sca.Lab, Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Cai Y, Li W, Tian D, Shi S, Chen X, Gao P, Xie R. Organic Sulfonium‐Stabilized High‐Efficiency Cesium or Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209880. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuting Cai
- College of Materials and Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials Haixi Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Materials and Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials Haixi Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Materials and Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Xiamen 361005 China
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Cai Y, Li W, Tian D, Shi S, Chen X, Gao P, Xie RJ. Organic Sulfonium‐Stabilized High‐Efficiency Cesium or Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuting Cai
- Xiamen University College of Materials and Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute CHINA
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- Xiamen University College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Xiamen University College of Materials and Fujian Key Laboratory of Materials Genome CHINA
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- Xiamen University College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Haixi Institute CHINA
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- Xiamen University College of Materials 422 Siming South Road 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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Grisorio R, Fasulo F, Muñoz-García AB, Pavone M, Conelli D, Fanizza E, Striccoli M, Allegretta I, Terzano R, Margiotta N, Vivo P, Suranna GP. In Situ Formation of Zwitterionic Ligands: Changing the Passivation Paradigms of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:4437-4444. [PMID: 35609011 PMCID: PMC9185741 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) passivated by conventional lipophilic capping ligands suffer from colloidal and optical instability under ambient conditions, commonly due to the surface rearrangements induced by the polar solvents used for the NC purification steps. To avoid onerous postsynthetic approaches, ascertained as the only viable stability-improvement strategy, the surface passivation paradigms of as-prepared CsPbBr3 NCs should be revisited. In this work, the addition of an extra halide source (8-bromooctanoic acid) to the typical CsPbBr3 synthesis precursors and surfactants leads to the in situ formation of a zwitterionic ligand already before cesium injection. As a result, CsPbBr3 NCs become insoluble in nonpolar hexane, with which they can be washed and purified, and form stable colloidal solutions in a relatively polar medium (dichloromethane), even when longly exposed to ambient conditions. The improved NC stability stems from the effective bidentate adsorption of the zwitterionic ligand on the perovskite surfaces, as supported by theoretical investigations. Furthermore, the bidentate functionalization of the zwitterionic ligand enables the obtainment of blue-emitting perovskite NCs with high PLQYs by UV-irradiation in dichloromethane, functioning as the photoinduced chlorine source.
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- Roberto Grisorio
- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica
(DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
- CNR
NANOTEC − Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica “Ettore Pancini”, Università di Napoli
Federico II, Complesso Universitario di
Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica
(DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari “A. Moro”, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- CNR−Istituto
per i Processi Chimico Fisici, UOS Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli Studi
di Bari “A. Moro”, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Hybrid
Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere, Finland
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- Dipartimento
di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica
(DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
- CNR
NANOTEC − Istituto di Nanotecnologia, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Dieleman C, van der Burgt J, Thakur N, Garnett EC, Ehrler B. Direct Patterning of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals via Electron-Beam Lithography. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2022; 5:1672-1680. [PMID: 35252773 PMCID: PMC8889902 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c03091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Lead-halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals have proven themselves as an interesting material platform due to their easy synthesis and compositional versatility, allowing for a tunable band gap, strong absorption, and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). This tunability and performance make LHP nanocrystals interesting for optoelectronic applications. Patterning active materials like these is a useful way to expand their tunability and applicability as it may allow more intricate designs that can improve efficiencies or increase functionality. Based on a technique for II-VI quantum dots, here we pattern colloidal LHP nanocrystals using electron-beam lithography (EBL). We create patterns of LHP nanocrystals on the order of 100s of nanometers to several microns and use these patterns to form intricate designs. The patterning mechanism is induced by ligand cross-linking, which binds adjacent nanocrystals together. We find that the luminescent properties are somewhat diminished after exposure, but that the structures are nonetheless still emissive. We believe that this is an interesting step toward patterning LHP nanocrystals at the nanoscale for device fabrication.
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- Christian
D. Dieleman
- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Advanced
Research Center for Nanolithography, Science Park 106, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Advanced
Research Center for Nanolithography, Science Park 106, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Liu L, Pan K, Xu K, Zhang JZ. Impact of Molecular Ligands in the Synthesis and Transformation between Metal Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots and Magic Sized Clusters. ACS PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AU 2022; 2:156-170. [PMID: 36855569 PMCID: PMC9718301 DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.1c00047] [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] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) and perovskite magic sized clusters (PMSCs) exhibit interesting size- and composition-dependent optoelectronic properties that are promising for emerging applications including photovoltaic solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Much work has focused on developing new synthesis strategies to improve their structural stability and property tunability. In this paper, we review recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of PQDs and PMSCs, with a focus on the impact of different molecular ligands on their surface passivation and interconversion. Moreover, the effect of capping ligands on ion exchange during synthesis and doping is discussed. Finally, we present some perspectives on challenges and opportunities in fundamental studies and potential applications of both PQDs and PMSCs.
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- Li Liu
- Research Institute
of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan 430064, P.R. China,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Hubei Institute
of Geosciences, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China,Hubei Key Laboratory
of Resource and Ecological Environment Geology, Wuhan 430034, P.R. China,
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen
Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States,
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Li Y, Shen L, Pun EYB, Lin H. All-inorganic perovskite quantum dots-based electrospun polyacrylonitrile fiber for ultra-sensitive trace-recording. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:095708. [PMID: 34798625 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac3b83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
All-inorganic dual-phase CsPbBr3-Cs4PbBr6quantum dots (CPB QDs)-based polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber synthesized by supersaturated recrystallization and electrospinning technique possesses characteristics of homogeneous morphology, high crystallinity and solution sensitivity. Under 365 nm laser excitation, CPB@PAN fiber exhibits surprising trace-recording capability attributing to the splash-enhanced fluorescence (FL) performance with a narrow-band emission at 477-515 nm. In the process of ethanol anhydrous (EA) and water splashing, the CPB@PAN fiber presents conspicuous blue and green emission when contacting with EA and water, and maintains intense blue and green FL for more than 4 months. These experimental and theoretical findings provide a facile technology for the development of biological protection display, biotic detection and moisture-proof forewarning based on the trace-recording performance of CPB@PAN fiber.
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- Yanyan Li
- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
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- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
- College of Microelectronics and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, People's Republic of China
- Department of Electrical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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Wang S, Du L, Donmez S, Xin Y, Mattoussi H. Polysalt ligands achieve higher quantum yield and improved colloidal stability for CsPbBr 3 quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:16705-16718. [PMID: 34591949 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04753a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) are relatively new semiconductor nanocrystals with great potential for use in optoelectronic applications. They also present a set of new scientifically challenging fundamental problems to investigate and understand. One of them is to address the rather poor colloidal and structural stability of these materials under solution phase processing and/or transfer between solvents. In this contribution, we detail the synthesis of a new family of multi-coordinating, bromide-based polysalt ligands and test their ability to stabilize CsPbBr3 nanocrystals in polar solutions. The ligands present multiple salt groups involving quaternary cations, namely ammonium and imidazolium as anchors for coordination onto PQD surfaces, along with several alkyl chains with varying chain length to promote solubilization in various conditions. The ligands provide a few key benefits including the ability to repair damaged surface sites, allow rapid ligand exchange and phase transfer, and preserve the crystalline structure and morphology of the nanocrystals. The polysalt-coated PQDs exhibit near unity PLQY and significantly enhanced colloidal stability in ethanol and methanol.
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- Sisi Wang
- Florida State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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- Florida State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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- Florida State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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- Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310, USA
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- Florida State University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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