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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]
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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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Ye J, Gaur D, Mi C, Chen Z, Fernández IL, Zhao H, Dong Y, Polavarapu L, Hoye RLZ. Strongly-confined colloidal lead-halide perovskite quantum dots: from synthesis to applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8095-8122. [PMID: 38894687 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00077c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals enable the realization and exploitation of quantum phenomena in a controlled manner, and can be scaled up for commercial uses. These materials have become important for a wide range of applications, from ultrahigh definition displays, to solar cells, quantum computing, bioimaging, optical communications, and many more. Over the last decade, lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals have rapidly gained prominence as efficient semiconductors. Although the majority of studies have focused on large nanocrystals in the weak- to intermediate-confinement regime, quantum dots (QDs) in the strongly-confined regime (with sizes smaller than the Bohr diameter, which ranges from 4-12 nm for lead-halide perovskites) offer unique opportunities, including polarized light emission and color-pure, stable luminescence in the region that is unattainable by perovskites with single-halide compositions. In this tutorial review, we bring together the latest insights into this emerging and rapidly growing area, focusing on the synthesis, steady-state optical properties (including exciton fine-structure splitting), and transient kinetics (including hot carrier cooling) of strongly-confined perovskite QDs. We also discuss recent advances in their applications, including single photon emission for quantum technologies, as well as light-emitting diodes. We finish with our perspectives on future challenges and opportunities for strongly-confined QDs, particularly around improving the control over monodispersity and stability, important fundamental questions on the photophysics, and paths forward to improve the performance of perovskite QDs in light-emitting diodes.
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- Junzhi Ye
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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- Centre for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 440305, China
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centre for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 440305, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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Zhu J, Li Y, Lin X, Han Y, Wu K. Coherent phenomena and dynamics of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals for quantum information technologies. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:1027-1040. [PMID: 38951651 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01922-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Solution-processed colloidal nanocrystals of lead halide perovskites have been intensively investigated in recent years in the context of optoelectronic devices, during which time their quantum properties have also begun to attract attention. Their unmatched ease of synthetic tunability and unique structural, optical and electronic properties, in conjunction with the confinement of carriers in three dimensions, have motivated studies on observing and controlling coherent light-matter interaction in these materials for quantum information technologies. This Review outlines the recent efforts and achievements in this direction. Particularly notable examples are the observation of coherent single-photon emission, evidence for superfluorescence and the realization of room-temperature coherent spin manipulation for ensemble samples, which have not been achieved for prototypical colloidal CdSe nanocrystals that have been under investigation for decades. This Review aims to highlight these results, point out the challenges ahead towards realistic applications and bring together the efforts of multidisciplinary communities in this nascent field.
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- Jingyi Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Bassani CL, van Anders G, Banin U, Baranov D, Chen Q, Dijkstra M, Dimitriyev MS, Efrati E, Faraudo J, Gang O, Gaston N, Golestanian R, Guerrero-Garcia GI, Gruenwald M, Haji-Akbari A, Ibáñez M, Karg M, Kraus T, Lee B, Van Lehn RC, Macfarlane RJ, Mognetti BM, Nikoubashman A, Osat S, Prezhdo OV, Rotskoff GM, Saiz L, Shi AC, Skrabalak S, Smalyukh II, Tagliazucchi M, Talapin DV, Tkachenko AV, Tretiak S, Vaknin D, Widmer-Cooper A, Wong GCL, Ye X, Zhou S, Rabani E, Engel M, Travesset A. Nanocrystal Assemblies: Current Advances and Open Problems. ACS NANO 2024; 18:14791-14840. [PMID: 38814908 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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We explore the potential of nanocrystals (a term used equivalently to nanoparticles) as building blocks for nanomaterials, and the current advances and open challenges for fundamental science developments and applications. Nanocrystal assemblies are inherently multiscale, and the generation of revolutionary material properties requires a precise understanding of the relationship between structure and function, the former being determined by classical effects and the latter often by quantum effects. With an emphasis on theory and computation, we discuss challenges that hamper current assembly strategies and to what extent nanocrystal assemblies represent thermodynamic equilibrium or kinetically trapped metastable states. We also examine dynamic effects and optimization of assembly protocols. Finally, we discuss promising material functions and examples of their realization with nanocrystal assemblies.
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- Carlos L Bassani
- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Division of Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Soft Condensed Matter & Biophysics, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
- James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS), 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78295 San Luis Potosí, México
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- INM - Leibniz-Institute for New Materials, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Saarland University, Colloid and Interface Chemistry, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53717, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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- Center for Nonlinear Phenomena and Complex Systems, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS), 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Physics and Chemical Physics Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
- International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City 739-0046, Japan
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1428 Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Theoretical Division and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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- Iowa State University and Ames Lab, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- The University of Sydney Nano Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California and Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center of Computational Molecular and Materials Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Institute for Multiscale Simulation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Iowa State University and Ames Lab, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Li X, Chen L, Mao D, Li J, Xie W, Dong H, Zhang L. Low-threshold cavity-enhanced superfluorescence in polyhedral quantum dot superparticles. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:3220-3228. [PMID: 38868834 PMCID: PMC11166106 DOI: 10.1039/d4na00188e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Due to the unique and excellent optical performance and promising prospect for various photonics applications, cavity-enhanced superfluorescence (CESF) in perovskite quantum dot assembled superstructures has garnered wide attention. However, the stringent requirements and high threshold for achieving CESF limit its further development and application. The high threshold of CESF in quantum dot superstructures is mainly attributed to the low radiation recombination rate of the quantum dot and the unsatisfactory light field limiting the ability of the assembled superstructures originating from low controllability of self-assembly. Herein, we propose a strategy to reduce the threshold of CESF in quantum dot superstructure microcavities from two aspects: facet engineering optimization of quantum dot blocks and controllability improvement of the assembly method. We introduce dodecahedral quantum dots with lower nonradiative recombination, substituting frequently used cubic quantum dots as assembly blocks. Besides, we adopt the micro-emulsion droplet assembly method to obtain spherical perovskite quantum dot superparticles with high packing factors and orderly internal arrangements, which are more controllable and efficient than the conventional solvent-drying methods. Based on the dodecahedral quantum dot superparticles, we realized low-threshold CESF (Pth = 15.6 μJ cm-2). Our work provides a practical and scalable avenue for realizing low threshold CESF in quantum dot assembled superstructure systems.
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- Xinjie Li
- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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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]
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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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Liu S, Chen Z, Liu Y, Wu L, Wang B, Wang Z, Wu B, Zhang X, Zhang J, Chen M, Huang H, Ye J, Chu PK, Yu XF, Polavarapu L, Hoye RLZ, Gao F, Zhao H. Data-Driven Controlled Synthesis of Oriented Quasi-Spherical CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319480. [PMID: 38317379 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Controlled synthesis of lead-halide perovskite crystals is challenging yet attractive because of the pivotal role played by the crystal structure and growth conditions in regulating their properties. This study introduces data-driven strategies for the controlled synthesis of oriented quasi-spherical CsPbBr3, alongside an investigation into the synthesis mechanism. High-throughput rapid characterization of absorption spectra and color under ultraviolet illumination was conducted using 23 possible ligands for the synthesis of CsPbBr3 crystals. The links between the absorption spectra slope (difference in the absorbance at 400 nm and 450 nm divided by a wavelength interval of 50 nm) and crystal size were determined through statistical analysis of more than 100 related publications. Big data analysis and machine learning were employed to investigate a total of 688 absorption spectra and 652 color values, revealing correlations between synthesis parameters and properties. Ex situ characterization confirmed successful synthesis of oriented quasi-spherical CsPbBr3 perovskites using polyvinylpyrrolidone and Acacia. Density functional theory calculations highlighted strong adsorption of Acacia on the (110) facet of CsPbBr3. Optical properties of the oriented quasi-spherical perovskites prepared with these data-driven strategies were significantly improved. This study demonstrates that data-driven controlled synthesis facilitates morphology-controlled perovskites with excellent optical properties.
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- Shaohui Liu
- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215000, PR China
- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, 315100, PR China
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- Centre for Photonics Information and Energy Materials, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215000, PR China
- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Wenzhou Institute of Technology, Digital Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center, Wenzhou, 325000, PR China
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, 215000, PR China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, SE-58183, Sweden
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- Materials Interfaces Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Materials Interfaces Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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- CINBIO, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario Marcosende, Vigo, 36310, Spain
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, SE-58183, Sweden
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- Center for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China
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Cueto C, Hu M, Russell TP, Emrick T. Conjugated Zwitterionic Oligomers as Ligands on Perovskite Nanocrystals: Hybrid Structures with Tunable Interparticle Spacing. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:8189-8197. [PMID: 38471087 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12723] [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]
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Conventional ligands for CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs), composed of polar, coordinating head groups (e.g., ammonium or zwitterionic) and aliphatic tails, are instrumental in stabilizing the NCs against sintering and aggregation. Nonetheless, the aliphatic (insulating) nature of these ligands represents drawbacks with respect to objectives in optoelectronics, and yet removing these ligands typically leads to a loss of colloidal stability. In this paper, we describe the preparation of CsPbBr3 NCs in the presence of discrete conjugated oligomers that were prepared by an iterative synthetic approach and capped at their chain ends with sulfobetaine zwitterions for perovskite coordination. Notably, these zwitterionic oligofluorenes are compatible with the hot injection and ligand exchange conditions used to prepare CsPbBr3 NCs, yielding stable NC dispersions with high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY, >90%) and spectral features representative of both the perovskite core and conjugated ligand shell. Controlling the chain length of these capping ligands effectively regulated inter-NC spacing and packing geometry when cast into solid films, with evidence derived from both transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and grazing incidence X-ray scattering measurements.
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- Christopher Cueto
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Dr, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Dr, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Dr, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, 120 Governors Dr, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Aebli M, Kaul CJ, Yazdani N, Krieg F, Bernasconi C, Guggisberg D, Marczak M, Morad V, Piveteau L, Bodnarchuk MI, Verel R, Wood V, Kovalenko MV. Disorder and Halide Distributions in Cesium Lead Halide Nanocrystals as Seen by Colloidal 133Cs Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2024; 36:2767-2775. [PMID: 38558917 PMCID: PMC10976639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Colloidal nuclear magnetic resonance (cNMR) spectroscopy on inorganic cesium lead halide nanocrystals (CsPbX3 NCs) is found to serve for noninvasive characterization and quantification of disorder within these structurally soft and labile particles. In particular, we show that 133Cs cNMR is highly responsive to size variations from 3 to 11 nm or to altering the capping ligands on the surfaces of CsPbX3 NCs. Distinct 133Cs signals are attributed to the surface and core NC regions. Increased heterogeneous broadening of 133Cs signals, observed for smaller NCs as well as for long-chain zwitterionic capping ligands (phosphocholines, phosphoethanol(propanol)amine, and sulfobetaines), can be attributed to more significant surface disorder and multifaceted surfaces (truncated cubes). On the contrary, capping with dimethyldidodecylammonium bromide (DDAB) successfully reduces signal broadening owing to better surface passivation and sharper (001)-bound cuboid shape. DFT calculations on various sizes of NCs corroborate the notion that the surface disorder propagates over several octahedral layers. 133Cs NMR is a sensitive probe for studying halide gradients in mixed Br/Cl NCs, indicating bromide-rich surfaces and chloride-rich cores. On the contrary, mixed Br/I NCs exhibit homogeneous halide distributions.
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- Marcel Aebli
- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zürich 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, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department
of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg
1-5, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich 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, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg
1-5, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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Shcherbakov-Wu W, Saris S, Sheehan TJ, Wong NN, Powers ER, Krieg F, Kovalenko MV, Willard AP, Tisdale WA. Persistent enhancement of exciton diffusivity in CsPbBr 3 nanocrystal solids. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadj2630. [PMID: 38381813 PMCID: PMC10881049 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj2630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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In semiconductors, exciton or charge carrier diffusivity is typically described as an inherent material property. Here, we show that the transport of excitons among CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) depends markedly on how recently those NCs were occupied by a previous exciton. Using transient photoluminescence microscopy, we observe a striking dependence of the apparent exciton diffusivity on excitation laser power that does not arise from nonlinear exciton-exciton interactions or thermal heating. We interpret our observations with a model in which excitons cause NCs to transition to a long-lived metastable configuration that markedly increases exciton transport. The exciton diffusivity observed here (>0.15 square centimeters per second) is considerably higher than that observed in other NC systems, revealing unusually strong excitonic coupling between NCs. The finding of a persistent enhancement in excitonic coupling may help explain other photophysical behaviors observed in CsPbBr3 NCs, such as superfluorescence, and inform the design of optoelectronic devices.
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- Wenbi Shcherbakov-Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Laboratory of Nanochemistry for Energy (LNCE), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics and Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics and Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Jiang N, Ma G, Song D, Qiao B, Liang Z, Xu Z, Wageh S, Al-Ghamdi A, Zhao S. Defects in lead halide perovskite light-emitting diodes under electric field: from behavior to passivation strategies. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:3838-3880. [PMID: 38329288 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06547b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Lead halide perovskites (LHPs) are emerging semiconductor materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) owing to their unique structure and superior optoelectronic properties. However, defects that initiate degradation of LHPs through external stimuli and prompt internal ion migration at the interfaces remain a significant challenge. The electric field (EF), which is a fundamental driving force in LED operation, complicates the role of these defects in the physical and chemical properties of LHPs. A deeper understanding of EF-induced defect behavior is crucial for optimizing the LED performance. In this review, the origins and characterization of defects are explored, indicating the influence of EF-induced defect dynamics on LED performance and stability. A comprehensive overview of recent defect passivation approaches for LHP bulk films and nanocrystals (NCs) is also provided. Given the ubiquity of EF, a summary of the EF-induced defect behavior can enhance the performance of perovskite LEDs and related optoelectronic devices.
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- Na Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Institute of Optoelectronics Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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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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Liang S, Hao J, Gu Z, Pang X, He Y. Regulating Charge Carrier Dynamics in Stable Perovskite Nanorods for Photo-Induced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306506. [PMID: 37803459 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Semiconducting nanocrystals have attracted world-wide research interest in artificial photosynthesis due to their appealing properties and enticing potentials in converting solar energy into valuable chemicals. Compared to 0D nanoparticles, 1D nanorods afford long-distance charge carriers separation and extended charge carriers lifetime due to the release of quantum confinement in axial direction. Herein, stable CsPbBr3 nanorods of distinctive dimensions are crafted without altering their properties and morphology via grafting hydrophobic polystyrene (PS) chains through a post-synthesis ligand exchange process. The resulting PS-capped CsPbBr3 nanorods exhibit a series of enhanced stabilities against UV irradiation, elevated temperature, and polar solvent, making them promising candidates for photo-induced atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Tailoring the surface chemistry and dimension of the PS-capped CsPbBr3 nanorods endows stable, but variable reaction kinetics in the photo-induced ATRP of methyl methacrylate. The trapping-detrapping process of photogenerated charge carriers lead to extended lifetime of charge carriers in lengthened CsPbBr3 nanorods, contributing to a facilitated reaction kinetics of photo-induced ATRP. Therefore, by leveraging such stable PS-capped CsPbBr3 nanorods, the effects of surface chemistry and charge carriers dynamics on its photocatalytic performance are scrutinized, providing fundamental understandings for designing next-generation efficient nanostructured photocatalyst in artificial photosynthesis and solar energy conversion.
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- Shuang Liang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55415-4310, United States
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Living Polymerizations and Functional Nanomaterials, Henan Key Laboratory of Advanced Nylon Materials and Application, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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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]
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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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Zhu C, Boehme SC, Feld LG, Moskalenko A, Dirin DN, Mahrt RF, Stöferle T, Bodnarchuk MI, Efros AL, Sercel PC, Kovalenko MV, Rainò G. Single-photon superradiance in individual caesium lead halide quantum dots. Nature 2024; 626:535-541. [PMID: 38297126 PMCID: PMC10866711 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-07001-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The brightness of an emitter is ultimately described by Fermi's golden rule, with a radiative rate proportional to its oscillator strength times the local density of photonic states. As the oscillator strength is an intrinsic material property, the quest for ever brighter emission has relied on the local density of photonic states engineering, using dielectric or plasmonic resonators1,2. By contrast, a much less explored avenue is to boost the oscillator strength, and hence the emission rate, using a collective behaviour termed superradiance. Recently, it was proposed3 that the latter can be realized using the giant oscillator-strength transitions of a weakly confined exciton in a quantum well when its coherent motion extends over many unit cells. Here we demonstrate single-photon superradiance in perovskite quantum dots with a sub-100 picosecond radiative decay time, almost as short as the reported exciton coherence time4. The characteristic dependence of radiative rates on the size, composition and temperature of the quantum dot suggests the formation of giant transition dipoles, as confirmed by effective-mass calculations. The results aid in the development of ultrabright, coherent quantum light sources and attest that quantum effects, for example, single-photon emission, persist in nanoparticles ten times larger than the exciton Bohr radius.
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- Chenglian Zhu
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Center for Computational Materials Science, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Hybrid Organic Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy, Golden, CO, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, 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.
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Lim JWM, Guo Y, Feng M, Cai R, Sum TC. Making and Breaking of Exciton Cooling Bottlenecks in Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:437-449. [PMID: 38158611 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Harnessing quantum confinement (QC) effects in semiconductors to retard hot carrier cooling (HCC) is an attractive approach for enabling efficient hot carrier extraction to overcome the Shockley-Queisser limit. However, there is a debate about whether halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) can effectively exploit these effects. To address this, we utilized pump-probe and multipulse pump-push-probe spectroscopy to investigate HCC behavior in PNCs of varying sizes and cation compositions. Our results validate the presence of an intrinsic phonon bottleneck with clear manifestations of QC effects in small CsPbBr3 PNCs exhibiting slower HCC rates compared to those of larger PNCs. However, the replacement of inorganic Cs+ with organic cations suppresses this intrinsic bottleneck. Furthermore, PNCs exhibit distinct size-dependent HCC behavior in response to changes in the cold carrier densities. We attribute this to the enhanced exciton-exciton interactions in strongly confined PNCs that facilitate Auger heating. Importantly, our findings dispel the existing controversy and provide valuable insights into design principles for engineering QC effects in PNC hot carrier applications.
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- Jia Wei Melvin Lim
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Yamauchi M, Nakatsukasa K, Kubo N, Yamada H, Masuo S. One-Dimensionally Arranged Quantum-Dot Superstructures Guided by a Supramolecular Polymer Template. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314329. [PMID: 37985221 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) exhibit important photophysical properties, such as long-range energy diffusion, miniband formation, and collective photoluminescence, when aggregated into well-defined superstructures, such as three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) superlattices. However, the construction of one-dimensional (1D) QD superstructures, which have a simpler arrangement, is challenging; therefore, the photophysical properties of 1D-arranged QDs have not been studied previously. Herein, we report a versatile strategy to obtain 1D-arranged QDs using a supramolecular polymer (SP) template. The SP is composed of self-assembling cholesterol derivatives containing two amide groups for hydrogen bonding and a carboxyl group as an adhesion moiety on the QDs. Upon mixing the SP and dispersed QDs in low-polarity solvents, the QDs self-adhered to the SP and self-arranged into 1D superstructures through van der Waals interactions between the surface organic ligands of the QDs, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, we revealed efficient photoinduced fluorescence resonance energy transfer between the 1D-arranged QDs by an in-depth analysis of the emission spectra and decay curves.
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- Mitsuaki Yamauchi
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen, Uegahara, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1330, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen, Uegahara, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1330, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen, Uegahara, Sanda, Hyogo, 669-1330, Japan
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Zhang X, Wang Q, Yao Z, Deng M, Wang J, Qian L, Ren Y, Yan Y, Xiang C. Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light-Emitting Diodes with Efficiency Exceeding 24. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304696. [PMID: 37890450 PMCID: PMC10754115 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Perovskite nanocrystals for light-emitting diodes are often synthesized by uncontrollable metathesis reactions, suffering from low product yield, nonuniform growth, and poor stability. Herein, by controlling the nucleation kinetics with high dissociation constant (Ka or Kb) acids or bases, homogenous one-route nucleation of perovskite nanocrystals is achieved as the cluster intermediates are eliminated. The stable, shape uniform, and narrow size distribution green nanocrystals are synthesized. The perovskite nanocrystal film exhibites excellent stability in 80% humidity air with only a 10% photoluminescence intensity drop after 16 h. Efficient and stable electroluminescence is demonstrated with an FWHM of 16 nm at 517 nm. The green devices shows a peak EQE of 24.13% with a lifetime T50 of 54 min at 10 000 cd m-2 .
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- Xuanyu Zhang
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation InstituteNingbo315040China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
- School of Mechanical Engineering and MechanicsNingbo UniversityNingboZhejiang315211China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbonaceous Wastes Processing and Process Intensification Research of Zhejiang ProvinceUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaNingbo315100China
- Department of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaNingbo315100China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Nottingham Ningbo China Beacons of Excellence Research and Innovation InstituteNingbo315040China
- Key Laboratory of Carbonaceous Wastes Processing and Process Intensification Research of Zhejiang ProvinceUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo ChinaNingbo315100China
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- Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of NottinghamNottinghamNG7 2RDUK
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- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
- Division of Functional Materials and NanodevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and EngineeringChinese Academy of SciencesNingbo315201China
- Laboratory of Advanced Nano‐Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesQianwan Institute of CNITECHNingbo315300China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesNingbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of ScienceNingboZhejiang315201China
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Nguyen TPT, Tan LZ, Baranov D. Tuning perovskite nanocrystal superlattices for superradiance in the presence of disorder. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:204703. [PMID: 37991161 DOI: 10.1063/5.0167542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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The cooperative emission of interacting nanocrystals is an exciting topic fueled by recent reports of superfluorescence and superradiance in assemblies of perovskite nanocubes. Several studies estimated that coherent coupling is localized to a small fraction of nanocrystals (10-7-10-3) within the assembly, raising questions about the origins of localization and ways to overcome it. In this work, we examine single-excitation superradiance by calculating radiative decays and the distribution of superradiant wave function in two-dimensional CsPbBr3 nanocube superlattices. The calculations reveal that the energy disorder caused by size distribution and large interparticle separations reduces radiative coupling and leads to the excitation localization, with the energy disorder being the dominant factor. The single-excitation model clearly predicts that, in the pursuit of cooperative effects, having identical nanocubes in the superlattice is more important than achieving a perfect spatial order. The monolayers of large CsPbBr3 nanocubes (LNC = 10-20 nm) are proposed as model systems for experimental tests of superradiance under conditions of non-negligible size dispersion, while small nanocubes (LNC = 5-10 nm) are preferred for realizing the Dicke state under ideal conditions.
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- T P Tan Nguyen
- University Rennes, ENSCR, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, Rennes, France
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Division of Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box, 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Milloch A, Filippi U, Franceschini P, Galvani M, Mor S, Pagliara S, Ferrini G, Banfi F, Capone M, Baranov D, Manna L, Giannetti C. Halide Perovskite Artificial Solids as a New Platform to Simulate Collective Phenomena in Doped Mott Insulators. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:10617-10624. [PMID: 37948635 PMCID: PMC10683068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The development of quantum simulators, artificial platforms where the predictions of many-body theories of correlated quantum materials can be tested in a controllable and tunable way, is one of the main challenges of condensed matter physics. Here we introduce artificial lattices made of lead halide perovskite nanocubes as a new platform to simulate and investigate the physics of correlated quantum materials. We demonstrate that optical injection of quantum confined excitons in this system realizes the two main features that ubiquitously pervade the phase diagram of many quantum materials: collective phenomena, in which long-range orders emerge from incoherent fluctuations, and the excitonic Mott transition, which has one-to-one correspondence with the insulator-to-metal transition described by the repulsive Hubbard model in a magnetic field. Our results demonstrate that time-resolved experiments provide a quantum simulator that is able to span a parameter range relevant for a broad class of phenomena, such as superconductivity and charge-density waves.
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- Alessandra Milloch
- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- ILAMP
(Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- CNR-INO
(National Institute of Optics), via Branze 45, 25123 Brescia, Italy
- Department
of Information Engineering, University of
Brescia, Brescia I-25123, Italy
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- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
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- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- ILAMP
(Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
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- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- ILAMP
(Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
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- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- ILAMP
(Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
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- FemtoNanoOptics
group, Université de Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard
Lyon 1, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- International
School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste 34136, Italy
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- Italian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova 16163, Italy
- Division
of Chemical Physics, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Italian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova 16163, Italy
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- Department
of Mathematics and Physics, Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- ILAMP
(Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia I-25133, Italy
- CNR-INO
(National Institute of Optics), via Branze 45, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Okamoto T, Biju V. Slipping-Free Halide Perovskite Supercrystals from Supramolecularly-Assembled Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2303496. [PMID: 37170667 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Supramolecularly assembled high-order supercrystals (SCs) help control the dielectric, electronic, and excitonic properties of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) and quantum dots (QDs). Ligand-engineered perovskite NCs (PNCs) assemble into SCs showing shorter excitonic lifetimes than strongly dielectric PNC films showing long photoluminescence (PL) lifetimes and long-range carrier diffusion. Monodentate to bidentate ligand exchange on ≈ 8 nm halide perovskite (APbX3 ; A:Cs/MA, X:Br/I) PNCs generates mechanically stable SCs with close-packed lattices, overlapping electronic wave functions, and higher dielectric constant, providing distinct excitonic properties from single PNCs or PNC films. From Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) images, time-resolved PL, and small-angle X-ray scattering, structurally and excitonically ordered large SCs are identified. An Sc shows a smaller spectral shift (<35 meV) than a PNC film (>100 meV), a microcrystal (>100 meV), or a bulk crystal (>100 meV). Also, the exciton lifetime (<10 ns) of an SC is excitation power-independent in the single exciton regime 〈N〉<1, comparable to an isolated PNC. Therefore, bidentate-ligand-assisted SCs help overcome delayed exciton or carrier recombination in halide perovskite nanocrystal assemblies or films.
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- Takuya Okamoto
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0020, Japan
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan
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Mireles Villegas N, Hernandez JC, John JC, Sheldon M. Promoting solution-phase superlattices of CsPbBr 3 nanocrystals. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37171143 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00693j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We present a size-selective method for purifying and isolating perovskite CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) that preserves their as-synthesized surface chemistry and extremely high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs). The isolation procedure is based on the stepwise evaporation of nonpolar co-solvents with high vapor pressure to promote precipitation of a size-selected product. As the sample fractions become more uniform in size, we observe that the NCs self-assemble into colloidally stable, solution-phase superlattices (SLs). Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies show that the solution-phase SLs contain 1000s of NCs per supercrystal in a simple cubic, face-to-face packing arrangement. The SLs also display systematically faster radiative decay dynamics and improved PLQYs, as well as unique spectral absorption features likely resulting from inter-particle electronic coupling effects. This study is the first demonstration of solution-phase CsPbBr3 SLs and highlights their potential for achieving collective optoelectronic phenomena previously observed from solid-state assemblies.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77840, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77840, USA
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Liu Z, Qin X, Chen Q, Jiang T, Chen Q, Liu X. Metal-Halide Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattice: Self-Assembly and Optical Fingerprints. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209279. [PMID: 36738101 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Self-assembly of nanocrystals into superlattices is a fascinating process that not only changes geometric morphology, but also creates unique properties that considerably enrich the material toolbox for new applications. Numerous studies have driven the blossoming of superlattices from various aspects. These include precise control of size and morphology, enhancement of properties, exploitation of functions, and integration of the material into miniature devices. The effective synthesis of metal-halide perovskite nanocrystals has advanced research on self-assembly of building blocks into micrometer-sized superlattices. More importantly, these materials exhibit abundant optical features, including highly coherent superfluorescence, amplified spontaneous laser emission, and adjustable spectral redshift, facilitating basic research and state-of-the-art applications. This review summarizes recent advances in the field of metal-halide perovskite superlattices. It begins with basic packing models and introduces various stacking configurations of superlattices. The potential of multiple capping ligands is also discussed and their crucial role in superlattice growth is highlighted, followed by detailed reviews of synthesis and characterization methods. How these optical features can be distinguished and present contemporary applications is then considered. This review concludes with a list of unanswered questions and an outlook on their potential use in quantum computing and quantum communications to stimulate further research in this area.
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- Zhuang Liu
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection Technology for Food Safety, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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Liu A, Bi C, Li J, Zhang M, Cheng C, Binks D, Tian J. High Color-Purity and Efficient Pure-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Strongly Confined Monodispersed Quantum Dots. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2405-2411. [PMID: 36881120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Here, we develop an in situ photoluminescence (PL) system to monitor the nucleation and growth of perovskite nanocrystals and control the monomer supply rate to achieve strongly confined and monodispersed quantum dots (QDs) with average size of 3.4 nm. Pure-blue (460 nm wavelength) CsPbBr3 QDs with near unity PL quantum yield and narrow size distribution (small size dispersion of 9.6%) were thus produced. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on these QDs were prepared by using an all-solution processing route, which showed narrow electroluminescence with full width at half-maximum of 20 nm and a high color purity of 97.3%. The device also had a high external quantum efficiency of 10.1%, maximum luminance of 11 610 cd m-2, and continuous operation lifetime of 21 h at the initial luminance of 102 cd m-2, corresponding to the state-of-art for pure-blue perovskite LEDs.
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- Aqiang Liu
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528399, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528399, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Nette J, Montanarella F, Zhu C, Sekh TV, Boehme SC, Bodnarchuk MI, Rainò G, Howes PD, Kovalenko MV, deMello AJ. Microfluidic synthesis of monodisperse and size-tunable CsPbBr 3 supraparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:3554-3557. [PMID: 36880408 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00093a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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The highly controlled, microfluidic template-assisted self-assembly of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals into spherical supraparticles is presented, achieving precise control over average supraparticle size through the variation of nanocrystal concentration and droplet size; thus facilitating the synthesis of highly monodisperse, sub-micron supraparticles (with diameters between 280 and 700 nm).
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- Julia Nette
- Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Division of Mechanical Engineering and Design, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland.
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Sun W, Yun R, Liu Y, Zhang X, Yuan M, Zhang L, Li X. Ligands in Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: From Synthesis to Optoelectronic Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205950. [PMID: 36515335 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ligands are indispensable for perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) throughout the whole lifetime, as they not only play key roles in the controllable synthesis of NCs with different sizes and shapes, but also act as capping shell that affects optical properties and electrical coupling of NCs. Establishing a systematic understanding of the relationship between ligands and perovskite NCs is significant to enable many potential applications of NCs. This review mainly focuses on the influence of ligands on perovskite NCs. First of all, the ligands-dominated size and shape control of NCs is discussed. Whereafter, the surface defects of NCs and the bonding between ligands and perovskite NCs are classified, and corresponding post-treatment of surface defects via ligands is also summarized. Furthermore, advances in engineering the ligands towards the high performance of optoelectronic devices based on perovskite NCs, including photodetector, solar cell, light emitting diode (LED), and laser, and finally to potential challenges are also discussed.
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- Wenda Sun
- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Solar Energy Conversion Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Engineering Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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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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Kirstein E, Kopteva NE, Yakovlev DR, Zhukov EA, Kolobkova EV, Kuznetsova MS, Belykh VV, Yugova IA, Glazov MM, Bayer M, Greilich A. Mode locking of hole spin coherences in CsPb(Cl, Br) 3 perovskite nanocrystals. Nat Commun 2023; 14:699. [PMID: 36755046 PMCID: PMC9908866 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36165-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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The spin physics of perovskite nanocrystals with confined electrons or holes is attracting increasing attention, both for fundamental studies and spintronic applications. Here, stable [Formula: see text] lead halide perovskite nanocrystals embedded in a fluorophosphate glass matrix are studied by time-resolved optical spectroscopy to unravel the coherent spin dynamics of holes and their interaction with nuclear spins of the 207Pb isotope. We demonstrate the spin mode locking effect provided by the synchronization of the Larmor precession of single hole spins in each nanocrystal in the ensemble that are excited periodically by a laser in an external magnetic field. The mode locking is enhanced by nuclei-induced frequency focusing. An ensemble spin dephasing time [Formula: see text] of a nanosecond and a single hole spin coherence time of T2 = 13 ns are measured. The developed theoretical model accounting for the mode locking and nuclear focusing for randomly oriented nanocrystals with perovskite band structure describes the experimental data very well.
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- E. Kirstein
- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany ,grid.4886.20000 0001 2192 9124Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia ,grid.425806.d0000 0001 0656 6476P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany ,grid.4886.20000 0001 2192 9124Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- grid.35915.3b0000 0001 0413 4629ITMO University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia ,grid.437869.70000 0004 0497 4945St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology, 190013 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- grid.15447.330000 0001 2289 6897Spin Optics Laboratory, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- grid.425806.d0000 0001 0656 6476P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- grid.15447.330000 0001 2289 6897Spin Optics Laboratory, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- grid.4886.20000 0001 2192 9124Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- grid.5675.10000 0001 0416 9637Experimentelle Physik 2, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Yang D, Zhang X, Liu S, Xu Z, Yang Y, Li X, Ye Q, Xu Q, Zeng H. Diverse CsPbI 3 assembly structures: the role of surface acids. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1637-1644. [PMID: 36594626 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06208a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Surface ligand engineering, seed introduction and external driving forces play major roles in controlling the anisotropic growth of halide perovskites, which have been widely established in CsPbBr3 nanomaterials. However, colloidal CsPbI3 nanocrystals (NCs) have been less studied due to their low formation energy and low electronegativity. Here, by introducing different molar ratios of surface acids and amines to limit the monomer concentration of lead-iodine octahedra during nucleation, we report dumbbell-shaped CsPbI3 NCs obtained by the in situ self-assembly of nanospheres and nanorods with average sizes of 89 nm and 325 nm, respectively, which showed a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 89%. Structural and surface state analyses revealed that the strong binding of benzenesulfonic acid promoted the formation of a Pb(SO3-)x-rich surface of CsPbI3 assembly structures. Furthermore, the addition of benzenesulfonic acid increases the supersaturation threshold and the solubility of PbI2 in a high-temperature reaction system, and controls effectively the lead-iodine octahedron monomer concentration in the second nucleation stage. As a result, the as-synthesized CsPbI3-Sn NCs exhibited different assembly morphologies and high PLQYs, among which the role of sulfonate groups can be further verified by UV absorption and surface characteristics. The strategy provides a new frontier to rationally control the surface ligand-induced self-assembly structures of perovskites.
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- Dandan Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225002, China.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Montanarella F, Akkerman QA, Bonatz D, van der Sluijs MM, van der Bok JC, Prins PT, Aebli M, Mews A, Vanmaekelbergh D, Kovalenko MV. Growth and Self-Assembly of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals in the TOPO/PbBr 2 Synthesis as Seen with X-ray Scattering. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:667-676. [PMID: 36607192 PMCID: PMC9881167 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Despite broad interest in colloidal lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs), their intrinsic fast growth has prevented controlled synthesis of small, monodisperse crystals and insights into the reaction mechanism. Recently, a much slower synthesis of LHP NCs with extreme size control has been reported, based on diluted TOPO/PbBr2 precursors and a diisooctylphosphinate capping ligand. We report new insights into the nucleation, growth, and self-assembly in this reaction, obtained by in situ synchrotron-based small-angle X-ray scattering and optical absorption spectroscopy. We show that dispersed 3 nm Cs[PbBr3] agglomerates are the key intermediate species: first, they slowly nucleate into crystals, and then they release Cs[PbBr3] monomers for further growth of the crystals. We show the merits of a low Cs[PbBr3] monomer concentration for the reaction based on oleate ligands. We also examine the spontaneous superlattice formation mechanism occurring when the growing nanocrystals in the solvent reach a critical size of 11.6 nm.
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- Federico Montanarella
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Email
for F.M.:
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 20146Hamburg, Germany
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- Debye
Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht
University, 3584 CCUtrecht, The Netherlands
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- Debye
Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht
University, 3584 CCUtrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 20146Hamburg, Germany
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- Debye
Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht
University, 3584 CCUtrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
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Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Scalon L, Freitas FS, Marques FDC, Nogueira AF. Tiny spots to light the future: advances in synthesis, properties, and application of perovskite nanocrystals in solar cells. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:907-941. [PMID: 36629010 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05043a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Perovskites are in the hotspot of material science and technology. Outstanding properties have been discovered, fundamental mechanisms of defect formation and degradation elucidated, and applications in a wide variety of optoelectronic devices demonstrated. Advances through adjusting the bulk-perovskite composition, as well as the integration of layered and nanostructured perovskites in the devices, allowed improvement in performance and stability. Recently, efforts have been devoted to investigating the effects of quantum confinement in perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) aiming to fabricate optoelectronic devices based solely on these nanoparticles. In general, the applications are focused on light-emitting diodes, especially because of the high color purity and high fluorescence quantum yield obtained in PNCs. Likewise, they present important characteristics featured for photovoltaic applications, highlighting the possibility of stabilizing photoactive phases that are unstable in their bulk analog, the fine control of the bandgap through size change, low defect density, and compatibility with large-scale deposition techniques. Despite the progress made in the last years towards the improvement in the performance and stability of PNCs-based solar cells, their efficiency is still much lower than that obtained with bulk perovskite, and discussions about upscaling of this technology are scarce. In light of this, we address in this review recent routes towards efficiency improvement and the up-scaling of PNC solar cells, emphasizing synthesis management and strategies for solar cell fabrication.
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- Lucas Scalon
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais 30421-169, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.
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Jin X, Ma K, Gao H. Tunable Luminescence and Enhanced Polar Solvent Resistance of Perovskite Nanocrystals Achieved by Surface-Initiated Photopolymerization. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:20411-20420. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiuyu Jin
- 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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Akkerman QA. Spheroidal Cesium Lead Chloride-Bromide Quantum Dots and a Fast Determination of Their Size and Halide Content. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:8168-8173. [PMID: 36215299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Lead halide perovskite (LHP) quantum dots (QDs), with their bright and narrow emission, are promising candidates for LEDs, lasers, and quantum light sources. However, current methods to synthesize monodisperse CsPb(Cl:Br)3 and CsPbCl3 QDs exhibiting multiple sharp absorption resonances are not as well developed compared to CsPbBr3. Furthermore, both quantum confinement and the halide ratio in CsPb(Cl:Br)3 QDs strongly influence the bandgap, making it impossible to optically determine their size. In this work, monodisperse spheroidal CsPb(Cl:Br)3 QDs are synthesized in the 4-10 nm range, at any Cl:Br ratio, with up to five excitonic absorption transitions. Furthermore, in situ spectroscopy was used to cross-correlate the size and composition of these QDs directly to the energy of the first two excitonic absorption transitions. This work therefore provides not only a method for monodisperse CsPb(Cl:Br)3 QDs but also a protocol to determine their size, concentration, and halide ratio, circumventing conventional expensive and time-consuming techniques.
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- Quinten A Akkerman
- Chair for Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Königinstraße 10, 80539Munich, Germany
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Blach DD, Lumsargis VA, Clark DE, Chuang C, Wang K, Dou L, Schaller RD, Cao J, Li CW, Huang L. Superradiance and Exciton Delocalization in Perovskite Quantum Dot Superlattices. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:7811-7818. [PMID: 36130299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Achieving superradiance in solids is challenging due to fast dephasing processes from inherent disorder and thermal fluctuations. Perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are an exciting class of exciton emitters with large oscillator strength and high quantum efficiency, making them promising for solid-state superradiance. However, a thorough understanding of the competition between coherence and dephasing from phonon scattering and energetic disorder is currently unavailable. Here, we present an investigation of exciton coherence in perovskite QD solids using temperature-dependent photoluminescence line width and lifetime measurements. Our results demonstrate that excitons are coherently delocalized over 3 QDs at 11 K in superlattices leading to superradiant emission. Scattering from optical phonons leads to the loss of coherence and exciton localization to a single QD at temperatures above 100 K. At low temperatures, static disorder and defects limit exciton coherence. These results highlight the promise and challenge in achieving coherence in perovskite QD solids.
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- Daria D Blach
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Akkerman QA, Nguyen TPT, Boehme SC, Montanarella F, Dirin DN, Wechsler P, Beiglböck F, Rainò G, Erni R, Katan C, Even J, Kovalenko MV. Controlling the nucleation and growth kinetics of lead halide perovskite quantum dots. Science 2022; 377:1406-1412. [PMID: 36074820 DOI: 10.1126/science.abq3616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Colloidal lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals are of interest as photoluminescent quantum dots (QDs) whose properties depend on the size and shape. They are normally synthesized on subsecond time scales through hard-to-control ionic metathesis reactions. We report a room-temperature synthesis of monodisperse, isolable spheroidal APbBr3 QDs (A=Cs, formamidinium, methylammonium) that are size-tunable from 3 to over 13 nanometers. The kinetics of both nucleation and growth are temporally separated and drastically slowed down by the intricate equilibrium between the precursor (PbBr2) and the A[PbBr3] solute, with the latter serving as a monomer. QDs of all these compositions exhibit up to four excitonic transitions in their linear absorption spectra, and we demonstrate that the size-dependent confinement energy for all transitions is independent of the A-site cation.
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- Quinten A Akkerman
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland
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- Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON - UMR 6082, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich CH-8093, Switzerland.,Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland
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Zhang H, Moazzezi P, Ren J, Henderson B, Cordoba C, Yeddu V, Blackburn AM, Saidaminov MI, Paci I, Hughes S, Gordon R. Coupling Perovskite Quantum Dot Pairs in Solution using a Nanoplasmonic Assembly. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:5287-5293. [PMID: 35767329 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01222] [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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Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) provide a robust solution-based approach to efficient solar cells, bright light emitting devices, and quantum sources of light. Quantifying heterogeneity and understanding coupling between dots is critical for these applications. We use double-nanohole optical trapping to size individual dots and correlate to emission energy shifts from quantum confinement. We were able to assemble a second dot in the trap, which allows us to observe the coupling between dots. We observe a systematic red-shift of 1.1 ± 0.6 meV in the emission wavelength. Theoretical analysis shows that the observed shift is consistent with resonant energy transfer and is unusually large due to moderate-to-large quantum confinement in PQDs. This demonstrates the promise of PQDs for entanglement in quantum information applications. This work enables future in situ control of PQD growth as well as studies of the coupling between small PQD assemblies with quantum information applications in mind.
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- Hao Zhang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, V8P 5C2 Victoria, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Quantum Algorithms Institute, Surrey V3T 5X3, Canada
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- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, V8P 5C2 Victoria, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials & Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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Liang S, He S, Zhang M, Yan Y, Jin T, Lian T, Lin Z. Tailoring Charge Separation at Meticulously Engineered Conjugated Polymer/Perovskite Quantum Dot Interface for Photocatalyzing Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:12901-12914. [PMID: 35816775 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In stark contrast to conventional organic ligand-capped counterparts, the ability to create stable metal halide perovskite nanocrystals strongly tethered with conjugated polymers (CPs) represents an important endeavor toward tailoring charge carrier dynamics at their interface that critically underpins applications of this unique class of all semiconducting, organic-inorganic nanomaterials for optoelectronics. This, however, has yet to be largely explored. Herein, we report, for the first time, the unraveling of efficient charge separation at judiciously designed CP/perovskite quantum dot (QD) interface for photoinduced atom transfer radical polymerization (p-ATRP). Such scrutiny is rendered by in situ crafting an array of monodisperse, highly stable, CP-ligated perovskite QDs with precisely controlled dimensions of each constituent via capitalizing on unimolecular, amphiphilic starlike block copolymers as nanoreactors. The intimate and permanent surface tethering of CPs imparts remarkable thermal, photo, and polar solvent stabilities of CP-ligated perovskite QDs. More importantly, they manifest efficient interfacial charge separation with a profound dependence on the length of ligated CPs and the size of perovskite QDs. The outstanding structural stabilities and charge separation characteristic enable CP-ligated perovskite QDs as robust photocatalysts for p-ATRP of a wide selection of monomers with stable and controllable reaction kinetics, also depending crucially on the length of CPs and the size of perovskite QDs. In principle, an exciting variety of CP-ligated, uniform perovskite QDs with virtually unlimited material choice of both markedly improved stabilities and tunable electronic band alignments can be readily accessed by exploiting the amphiphilic starlike block copolymer nanoreactor strategy for use in photodetectors, sensors, and LEDs, among other areas.
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- Shuang Liang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.,School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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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]
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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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Cueto C, Donoghue C, Bolduc K, Emrick T. Zwitterionic Block Copolymers for the Synthesis and Stabilization of Perovskite Nanocrystals. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200409. [PMID: 35373422 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Traditional hot injection methods for the preparation of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbX3 PNCs, where X=Cl, Br, or I) rely on small molecule surfactants to produce PNCs with cube, plate, or rod-like morphologies. Here, we describe a new method whereby zwitterionic block copolymers are employed as macromolecular ligands in PNC synthesis, affording PNCs with excellent colloidal stability, high photoluminescence quantum yield, and in some cases distinctly non-cubic shapes. The block copolymers used in this study - composed of a poly(n-butyl methacrylate) hydrophobic block and zwitterionic methacrylate hydrophilic blocks - dissolve in useful solvents for PNC growth despite containing large mole percentages of zwitterionic groups. PNCs prepared with block copolymer ligands were found to disperse and retain their fluorescence in a range of polar organic solvents and were amenable to direct integration into optically transparent nanocomposite thin films with high PNC content.
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- Christopher Cueto
- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- K. Bolduc. Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Conte Center for Polymer Research, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Wen JR, Rodríguez Ortiz FA, Champ A, Sheldon MT. Kinetic Control for Continuously Tunable Lattice Parameters, Size, and Composition during CsPbX 3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Nanorod Synthesis. ACS NANO 2022; 16:8318-8328. [PMID: 35544608 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The fast kinetics of all-inorganic CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, or I) nanocrystal growth entail that many synthetic strategies for structural control established in other semiconductor systems do not apply. Rather, products are often determined by thermodynamic factors, limiting the range of synthetic outcomes and functionality. In this study, we show how reaction kinetics are significantly slowed if nanocrystals are prepared using a dual injection strategy that moderates the crucial interaction between cesium and halide during nucleation and growth. The result is highly uniform nanorod or cuboid nanocrystals with a controllable size and aspect ratio across the quantum confinement regime, obtainable for both pure and mixed halide compositions. Further, the crystal lattice is continuously tunable between the tetragonal (I4/mcm) and orthorhombic (Pbnm) phases, independent of the overall nanorod morphology, enabling significantly more sophisticated structure-property relationships that can be tailored during this kinetically controlled synthesis.
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- Je-Ruei Wen
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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Holmes J, Sushma AA, Tsvetkova IB, Schaich WL, Schaller RD, Dragnea B. Ultrafast Collective Excited-State Dynamics of a Virus-Supported Fluorophore Antenna. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:3237-3243. [PMID: 35380843 PMCID: PMC9306353 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Radiation brightening was recently observed in a multifluorophore-conjugated brome mosaic virus (BMV) particle at room temperature under pulsed excitation. On the basis of its nonlinear dependence on the number of chromophores, the origins of the phenomenon were attributed to a collective relaxation. However, the mechanism remains unknown. We present ultrafast transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic studies which shed new light on the collective nature of the relaxation dynamics in such radiation-brightened, multifluorophore particles. Our findings indicate that the emission dynamics is consistent with a superradiance mechanism. The ratio between the rates of competing radiative and nonradiative relaxation pathways depends on the number of chromophores per virus. The findings suggest that small icosahedral virus shells provide a unique biological scaffold for developing nonclassical, deep subwavelength light sources and may open new avenues for the development of photonic probes for medical imaging applications.
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- Joseph Holmes
- Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Physics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Lapkin D, Kirsch C, Hiller J, Andrienko D, Assalauova D, Braun K, Carnis J, Kim YY, Mandal M, Maier A, Meixner AJ, Mukharamova N, Scheele M, Schreiber F, Sprung M, Wahl J, Westendorf S, Zaluzhnyy IA, Vartanyants IA. Spatially resolved fluorescence of caesium lead halide perovskite supercrystals reveals quasi-atomic behavior of nanocrystals. Nat Commun 2022; 13:892. [PMID: 35173165 PMCID: PMC8850480 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28486-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We correlate spatially resolved fluorescence (-lifetime) measurements with X-ray nanodiffraction to reveal surface defects in supercrystals of self-assembled cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals and study their effect on the fluorescence properties. Upon comparison with density functional modeling, we show that a loss in structural coherence, an increasing atomic misalignment between adjacent nanocrystals, and growing compressive strain near the surface of the supercrystal are responsible for the observed fluorescence blueshift and decreased fluorescence lifetimes. Such surface defect-related optical properties extend the frequently assumed analogy between atoms and nanocrystals as so-called quasi-atoms. Our results emphasize the importance of minimizing strain during the self-assembly of perovskite nanocrystals into supercrystals for lighting application such as superfluorescent emitters.
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- Dmitry Lapkin
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Kashirskoe shosse 31, 115409, Moscow, Russia.
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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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Montanarella F, McCall KM, Sakhatskyi K, Yakunin S, Trtik P, Bernasconi C, Cherniukh I, Mannes D, Bodnarchuk MI, Strobl M, Walfort B, Kovalenko MV. Highly Concentrated, Zwitterionic Ligand-Capped Mn 2+:CsPb(Br x Cl 1-x ) 3 Nanocrystals as Bright Scintillators for Fast Neutron Imaging. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2021; 6:4365-4373. [PMID: 34917771 PMCID: PMC8669634 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.1c01923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fast neutron imaging is a nondestructive technique for large-scale objects such as nuclear fuel rods. However, present detectors are based on conventional phosphors (typically microcrystalline ZnS:Cu) that have intrinsic drawbacks, including light scattering, γ-ray sensitivity, and afterglow. Fast neutron imaging with colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) was demonstrated to eliminate light scattering. While lead halide perovskite (LHP) FAPbBr3 NCs emitting brightly showed poor spatial resolution due to reabsorption, the Mn2+-doped CsPb(BrCl)3 NCs with oleyl ligands had higher resolution because of large apparent Stokes shift but insufficient concentration for high light yield. In this work, we demonstrate a NC scintillator that features simultaneously high quantum yields, high concentrations, and a large apparent Stokes shift. In particular, we use long-chain zwitterionic ligand capping in the synthesis of Mn2+-doped CsPb(BrCl)3 NCs that allows for attaining very high concentrations (>100 mg/mL) of colloids. The emissive behavior of these ASC18-capped NCs was carefully controlled by compositional tuning that permitted us to select for high quantum yields (>50%) coinciding with Mn-dominated emission for minimal self-absorption. These tailored Mn2+:CsPb(BrCl)3 NCs demonstrated over 8 times brighter light yield than their oleyl-capped variants under fast neutron irradiation, which is competitive with that of near-unity FAPbBr3 NCs, while essentially eliminating self-absorption. Because of their rare combination of concentrations above 100 mg/mL and high quantum yields, along with minimal self-absorption for good spatial resolution, Mn2+:CsPb(BrCl)3 NCs have the potential to displace ZnS:Cu as the leading scintillator for fast neutron imaging.
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- Federico Montanarella
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul
Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul
Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for Neutron Scattering and Imaging, Paul
Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa −
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Anil Sushma A, Zhao B, Tsvetkova IB, Pérez-Segura C, Hadden-Perilla JA, Reilly JP, Dragnea B. Subset of Fluorophores Is Responsible for Radiation Brightening in Viromimetic Particles. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:10494-10505. [PMID: 34507491 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In certain conditions, dye-conjugated icosahedral virus shells exhibit suppression of concentration quenching. The recently observed radiation brightening at high fluorophore densities has been attributed to coherent emission, i.e., to a cooperative process occurring within a subset of the virus-supported fluorophores. Until now, the distribution of fluorophores among potential conjugation sites and the nature of the active subset remained unknown. With the help of mass spectrometry and molecular dynamics simulations, we found which conjugation sites in the brome mosaic virus capsid are accessible to fluorophores. Reactive external surface lysines but also those at the lumenal interface where the coat protein N-termini are located showed virtually unrestricted access to dyes. The third type of labeled lysines was situated at the intercapsomeric interfaces. Through limited proteolysis of flexible N-termini, it was determined that dyes bound to them are unlikely to be involved in the radiation brightening effect. At the same time, specific labeling of genetically inserted cysteines on the exterior capsid surface alone did not lead to radiation brightening. The results suggest that lysines situated within the more rigid structural part of the coat protein provide the chemical environments conducive to radiation brightening, and we discuss some of the characteristics of these environments.
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- Arathi Anil Sushma
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Pan JA, Ondry JC, Talapin DV. Direct Optical Lithography of CsPbX 3 Nanocrystals via Photoinduced Ligand Cleavage with Postpatterning Chemical Modification and Electronic Coupling. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:7609-7616. [PMID: 34478618 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microscale patterning of solution-processed nanomaterials is important for integration in functional devices. Colloidal lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) can be particularly challenging to pattern due to their incompatibility with polar solvents and lability of surface ligands. Here, we introduce a direct photopatterning approach for LHP NCs through the binding and subsequent cleavage of a photosensitive oxime sulfonate ester (-C═N-OSOO-). The photosensitizer binds to the NCs through its sulfonate group and is cleaved at the N-O bond during photoirradiation with 405 nm light. This bond cleavage decreases the solubility of the NCs, which allows patterns to emerge upon development with toluene. Postpatterning ligand exchange results in photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 79%, while anion exchange provides tunability in the emission wavelength. The patterned NC films show photoconductive behavior, demonstrating that good electrical contact between the NCs can be established.
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- Jia-Ahn Pan
- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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Shcherbakov-Wu W, Sercel PC, Krieg F, Kovalenko MV, Tisdale WA. Temperature-Independent Dielectric Constant in CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals Revealed by Linear Absorption Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:8088-8095. [PMID: 34406780 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fundamental photophysical behavior in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs), especially at low temperatures, is under active investigation. While many studies have reported temperature-dependent photoluminescence, comparatively few have focused on understanding the temperature-dependent absorption spectrum. Here, we report the temperature-dependent (35-300 K) absorption and photoluminescence spectra of zwitterionic ligand-capped CsPbBr3 NCs with four different edge lengths (d = 4.9, 7.2, 8.1, and 13.2 nm). The two lowest-energy excitonic transitions are quantitatively modeled over the full temperature range within the effective mass approximation considering the quasi-cubic NC shape and nonparabolicity of the electronic bands. Significantly, we find that the effective dielectric constant determined from the best fit model parameters is independent of temperature. Moreover, we observe a temperature-dependent Stokes shift that saturates at a finite value of Δ ≈ 10 meV at low temperatures for d = 7.2 nm NCs, which is absent in bulk CsPbBr3 films. Overall, these observations highlight differences between the temperature-dependent dielectric behavior of NC and bulk perovskites and point to the need for a more unified theoretical understanding of absorption and emission in halide perovskites.
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- Wenbi Shcherbakov-Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, United States
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- Center for Hybrid Organic Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics and Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics and Laboratory for Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces, 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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Stelmakh A, Aebli M, Baumketner A, Kovalenko MV. On the Mechanism of Alkylammonium Ligands Binding to the Surface of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021; 33:5962-5973. [PMID: 34393361 PMCID: PMC8359008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c01081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) suffer from instabilities caused by the dynamic and labile nature of both the inorganic core and the organic-inorganic interface. Surface ligand engineering thus remains an imminent research topic. In this study, classical molecular dynamics simulations with an explicit solvent are used to gain insights into the inherent binding properties of three different alkylammonium ligands-primary dodecylammonium (DA), secondary didodecylammonium (DDA), and quaternary dimethyldi- dodecylammonium (DMDDA). Our simulations uncover three main factors that govern the effective ligand-substrate interactions: (i) the ability of the head-group to penetrate into the binding pocket, (ii) the strength of head-group interactions with the polar solvent, and (iii) the higher barrier for ligand adsorption/desorption in the case of multiple alkyl chains. The interplay between these factors causes the following order of the binding free energies: DDA < DA ≈ DMDDA, while surface capping with DDA and DMDDA ligands is additionally stabilized by the kinetic barrier. These findings are in agreement with previous experimental observations and with the results of presented ligand-exchange experiments, wherein DDA is found to loosely bind to the CsPbBr3 surface, while DMDDA capping is more stable than capping with the primary oleylammonium ligand. The presented mechanistic understanding of the ligand-NC interactions will aid in the design of cationic ligands that make perovskite NC surfaces more robust.
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- Andriy Stelmakh
- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa—Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa—Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute
for Condensed Matter Physics, NAS of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitsky, Lviv 79011, Ukraine
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- Laboratory
of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa—Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Dey A, Ye J, De A, Debroye E, Ha SK, Bladt E, Kshirsagar AS, Wang Z, Yin J, Wang Y, Quan LN, Yan F, Gao M, Li X, Shamsi J, Debnath T, Cao M, Scheel MA, Kumar S, Steele JA, Gerhard M, Chouhan L, Xu K, Wu XG, Li Y, Zhang Y, Dutta A, Han C, Vincon I, Rogach AL, Nag A, Samanta A, Korgel BA, Shih CJ, Gamelin DR, Son DH, Zeng H, Zhong H, Sun H, Demir HV, Scheblykin IG, Mora-Seró I, Stolarczyk JK, Zhang JZ, Feldmann J, Hofkens J, Luther JM, Pérez-Prieto J, Li L, Manna L, Bodnarchuk MI, Kovalenko MV, Roeffaers MBJ, Pradhan N, Mohammed OF, Bakr OM, Yang P, Müller-Buschbaum P, Kamat PV, Bao Q, Zhang Q, Krahne R, Galian RE, Stranks SD, Bals S, Biju V, Tisdale WA, Yan Y, Hoye RLZ, Polavarapu L. State of the Art and Prospects for Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2021; 15:10775-10981. [PMID: 34137264 PMCID: PMC8482768 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 124.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Metal-halide perovskites have rapidly emerged as one of the most promising materials of the 21st century, with many exciting properties and great potential for a broad range of applications, from photovoltaics to optoelectronics and photocatalysis. The ease with which metal-halide perovskites can be synthesized in the form of brightly luminescent colloidal nanocrystals, as well as their tunable and intriguing optical and electronic properties, has attracted researchers from different disciplines of science and technology. In the last few years, there has been a significant progress in the shape-controlled synthesis of perovskite nanocrystals and understanding of their properties and applications. In this comprehensive review, researchers having expertise in different fields (chemistry, physics, and device engineering) of metal-halide perovskite nanocrystals have joined together to provide a state of the art overview and future prospects of metal-halide perovskite nanocrystal research.
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Grants
- from U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- European Research Council under the European Unionâ??s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (HYPERION)
- Ministry of Education - Singapore
- FLAG-ERA JTC2019 project PeroGas.
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences, Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the U.S. Department of Energy
- EPSRC
- iBOF funding
- Agencia Estatal de Investigaci�ón, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci�ón y Universidades
- National Research Foundation Singapore
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Croucher Foundation
- US NSF
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- National Science Foundation
- Royal Society and Tata Group
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China
- Research 12210 Foundation?Flanders
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
- Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain under Project STABLE
- Generalitat Valenciana via Prometeo Grant Q-Devices
- VetenskapsrÃÂ¥det
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- KU Leuven
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Generalitat Valenciana
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Ministerio de EconomÃÂa y Competitividad
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Hercules Foundation
- China Association for Science and Technology
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- Welch Foundation
- Vlaamse regering
- European Commission
- Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst
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- Amrita Dey
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 19 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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- School of
Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- EMAT, University
of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan
171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center
of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER), Pune 411008, India
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- School
of
Science and Technology for Optoelectronic Information ,Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong Province 264005, China
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- Division
of Physical Science and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- CINBIO,
Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry
and Physics group, Departamento de Química Física, Campus Universitario As Lagoas,
Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- MIIT Key
Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of
Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science
and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science
and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
| | - Fei Yan
- LUMINOUS!
Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, TPI-The
Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
| | - Mengyu Gao
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
| | - Xiaoming Li
- MIIT Key
Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of
Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science
and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science
and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
| | - Javad Shamsi
- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 19 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
| | - Tushar Debnath
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - Muhan Cao
- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory
for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
| | - Manuel A. Scheel
- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
| | - Sudhir Kumar
- Institute
for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied
Biosciences, ETH-Zurich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - Julian A. Steele
- MACS Department
of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
| | - Marina Gerhard
- Chemical
Physics and NanoLund Lund University, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
| | - Lata Chouhan
- Graduate
School of Environmental Science and Research Institute for Electronic
Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
| | - Ke Xu
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
- Multiscale
Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced
Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
| | - Xian-gang Wu
- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems,
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian
District, Beijing 100081, China
| | - Yanxiu Li
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics
(CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R.
| | - Yangning Zhang
- McKetta
Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1062, United States
| | - Anirban Dutta
- School
of Materials Sciences, Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
| | - Chuang Han
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, San Diego, California 92182, United States
| | - Ilka Vincon
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - Andrey L. Rogach
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics
(CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R.
| | - Angshuman Nag
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER), Pune 411008, India
| | - Anunay Samanta
- School of
Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
| | - Brian A. Korgel
- McKetta
Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1062, United States
| | - Chih-Jen Shih
- Institute
for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied
Biosciences, ETH-Zurich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - Daniel R. Gamelin
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
| | - Dong Hee Son
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
| | - Haibo Zeng
- MIIT Key
Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices, Institute of
Optoelectronics & Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science
and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science
and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
| | - Haizheng Zhong
- Beijing
Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems,
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian
District, Beijing 100081, China
| | - Handong Sun
- Division
of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
- Centre
for Disruptive Photonic Technologies (CDPT), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
| | - Hilmi Volkan Demir
- LUMINOUS!
Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, TPI-The
Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
- Division
of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
- Department
of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Physics,
UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
| | - Ivan G. Scheblykin
- Chemical
Physics and NanoLund Lund University, PO Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
| | - Iván Mora-Seró
- Institute
of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat
Jaume I, 12071 Castelló, Spain
| | - Jacek K. Stolarczyk
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - Jin Z. Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
| | - Jochen Feldmann
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
| | - Johan Hofkens
- Department
of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
- Max Planck
Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany
| | - Joseph M. Luther
- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
| | - Julia Pérez-Prieto
- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán 2, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain
| | - Liang Li
- School
of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| | - Liberato Manna
- Nanochemistry
Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova 16163, Italy
| | - Maryna I. Bodnarchuk
- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry and § Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering,
Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zurich, Vladimir
Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
| | - Maksym V. Kovalenko
- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry and § Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering,
Department of Chemistry and Applied Bioscience, ETH Zurich, Vladimir
Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory
for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa−Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
| | | | - Narayan Pradhan
- School
of Materials Sciences, Indian Association
for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India
| | - Omar F. Mohammed
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis
Center, King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
| | - Osman M. Bakr
- Division
of Physical Science and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Peidong Yang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Kavli
Energy NanoScience Institute, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
| | - Peter Müller-Buschbaum
- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
- Heinz Maier-Leibnitz
Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität
München, Lichtenbergstr. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - Prashant V. Kamat
- Notre Dame
Radiation Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
| | - Qiaoliang Bao
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering and ARC Centre of Excellence
in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
| | - Qiao Zhang
- Institute
of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory
for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
| | - Roman Krahne
- Istituto
Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
| | - Raquel E. Galian
- School
of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| | - Samuel D. Stranks
- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 19 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, United Kingdom
| | - Sara Bals
- EMAT, University
of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan
171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
- NANOlab Center
of Excellence, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Vasudevanpillai Biju
- Graduate
School of Environmental Science and Research Institute for Electronic
Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
| | - William A. Tisdale
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
| | - Yong Yan
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego
State University, San Diego, California 92182, United States
| | - Robert L. Z. Hoye
- Department
of Materials, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
| | - Lakshminarayana Polavarapu
- Chair for
Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of
Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
(LMU), Königinstrasse 10, 80539 Munich, Germany
- CINBIO,
Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry
and Physics group, Departamento de Química Física, Campus Universitario As Lagoas,
Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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