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Oriel EH, Dirin DN, Shcherbak K, Bodnarchuk MI, Kovalenko MV, Chen LX, Schaller RD. Intraband Cooling and Auger Recombination in Weakly to Strongly Quantum-Confined CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:6062-6068. [PMID: 38820135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) with size-tuned energy gaps present unique and desirable properties for optoelectronic applications. Recent synthetic advancements offer routes to spheroidal CsPbBr3 perovskite NCs in the strong quantum confinement regime with narrow size dispersion. Using tunable femtosecond laser pulses, we examine intraband carrier relaxation using transient absorption spectroscopy and show that, across the transition from weak to strong confinement, hot carrier lifetime increases compared to larger bulk-like particles. However, further increases of confinement subsequently lead to a reduction of the hot carrier lifetime and increase of the non-radiative Auger recombination rate. Finally, we show that hot carrier lifetimes increase as a function of excess energy above the band gap less sensitively under high confinement in comparison to the bulk. Understanding such unique trends is important for maximizing hot carrier lifetimes for use in next-generation hot carrier devices as well as evaluating the transition from weak to strong confinement.
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- Evan H Oriel
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Chemical Science and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, 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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Niebur A, Söll A, Haizmann P, Strolka O, Rudolph D, Tran K, Renz F, Frauendorf AP, Hübner J, Peisert H, Scheele M, Lauth J. Untangling the intertwined: metallic to semiconducting phase transition of colloidal MoS 2 nanoplatelets and nanosheets. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:5679-5688. [PMID: 36861175 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00096f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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2D semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are highly promising materials for future spin- and valleytronic applications and exhibit an ultrafast response to external (optical) stimuli which is essential for optoelectronics. Colloidal nanochemistry on the other hand is an emerging alternative for the synthesis of 2D TMDC nanosheet (NS) ensembles, allowing for the control of the reaction via tunable precursor and ligand chemistry. Up to now, wet-chemical colloidal syntheses yielded intertwined/agglomerated NSs with a large lateral size. Here, we show a synthesis method for 2D mono- and bilayer MoS2 nanoplatelets with a particularly small lateral size (NPLs, 7.4 nm ± 2.2 nm) and MoS2 NSs (22 nm ± 9 nm) as a reference by adjusting the molybdenum precursor concentration in the reaction. We find that in colloidal 2D MoS2 syntheses initially a mixture of the stable semiconducting and the metastable metallic crystal phase is formed. 2D MoS2 NPLs and NSs then both undergo a full transformation to the semiconducting crystal phase by the end of the reaction, which we quantify by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Phase pure semiconducting MoS2 NPLs with a lateral size approaching the MoS2 exciton Bohr radius exhibit strong additional lateral confinement, leading to a drastically shortened decay of the A and B exciton which is characterized by ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy. Our findings represent an important step for utilizing colloidal TMDCs, for example small MoS2 NPLs represent an excellent starting point for the growth of heterostructures for future colloidal photonics.
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- André Niebur
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 9, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 9, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstr. 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstr. 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstr. 3a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz University Hannover, Schneiderberg 39, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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Bessel P, Niebur A, Kranz D, Lauth J, Dorfs D. Probing Bidirectional Plasmon-Plasmon Coupling-Induced Hot Charge Carriers in Dual Plasmonic Au/CuS Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206379. [PMID: 36642834 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Heterostructured Au/CuS nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) centered at two different wavelengths (551 and 1051 nm) with a slight broadening compared to respective homostructured Au and CuS NC spectra. By applying ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy we show that a resonant excitation at the respective LSPR maxima of the heterostructured Au/CuS NCs leads to the characteristic hot charge carrier relaxation associated with both LSPRs in both cases. A comparison of the dual plasmonic heterostructure with a colloidal mixture of homostructured Au and CuS NCs shows that the coupled dual plasmonic interaction is only active in the heterostructured Au/CuS NCs. By investigating the charge carrier dynamics of the process, we find that the observed interaction is faster than phononic or thermal processes (< 100 fs). The relaxation of the generated hot charge carriers is faster for heterostructured nanocrystals and indicates that the interaction occurs as an energy transfer (we propose Landau damping or interaction via LSPR beat oscillations as possible mechanisms) or charge carrier transfer between both materials. Our results strengthen the understanding of multiplasmonic interactions in heterostructured Au/CuS NCs and will significantly advance applications where these interactions are essential, such as catalytic reactions.
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- Patrick Bessel
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering, Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167, Hannover, Germany
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Rakshit S, Cohen B, Gutiérrez M, El-Ballouli AO, Douhal A. Deep Blue and Highly Emissive ZnS-Passivated InP QDs: Facile Synthesis, Characterization, and Deciphering of Their Ultrafast-to-Slow Photodynamics. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:3099-3111. [PMID: 36608171 PMCID: PMC10089568 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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InP-based quantum dots (QDs) are an environment-friendly alternative to their heavy metal-ion-based counterparts. Herein we report a simple procedure for synthesizing blue emissive InP QDs using oleic acid and oleylamine as surface ligands, yielding ultrasmall QDs with average sizes of 1.74 and 1.81 nm, respectively. Consecutive thin coating with ZnS increased the size of these QDs to 4.11 and 4.15 nm, respectively, alongside a significant enhancement of their emission intensities centered at ∼410 nm and ∼430 nm, respectively. Pure phase synthesis of these deep-blue emissive QDs is confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Armed with femtosecond to millisecond time-resolved spectroscopic techniques, we decipher the energy pathways, reflecting the effect of successive ZnS passivation on the charge carrier (electrons and holes) dynamics in the deep-blue emissive InP, InP/ZnS, and InP/ZnS/ZnS QDs. Successive coating of the InP QDs increases the intraband relaxation times from 200 to 700 fs and the lifetime of the hot electrons from 2 to 8 ps. The lifetime of the cold holes also increase from 1 to 4 ps, and remarkably, the Auger recombination escalates from 15 to 165 ps. The coating also drastically decreases the quenching by the molecular oxygen of the trapped charge carriers at the surfaces of the QDs. Our results provide clues to push further the emission of InP QDs into more energetically spectral regions and to increase the fluorescence quantum yield, targeting the construction of efficient UV-emissive light-emitting devices (LEDs).
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Ruppert M, Bui H, Sagar LK, Geiregat P, Hens Z, Bester G, Huse N. Intraband dynamics of mid-infrared HgTe quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4123-4130. [PMID: 34874046 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07007j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy reveals ultrafast carrier dynamics in mid-infrared (MIR) colloidal HgTe nanoparticles with a bandgap of 2.5 μm. We observe intraband relaxation processes after photoexcitation ranging from resonant excitation up to the multi-exciton generation (MEG) regime by identifying initially excited states from atomic effective pseudopotential calculations. Our study elucidates the earliest dynamics below 10 ps in this technologically relevant material. With increasing photon energy, we find carrier relaxation times as long as 2.1 ps in the MEG regime close to the ionization threshold of the particles. For all photon energies, we extract a constant mean carrier energy dissipation rate of 0.36 eV ps-1 from which we infer negligible impact of the density of states on carrier cooling.
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- Matthias Ruppert
- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Department of Physics, University of Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany.
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- Physical Chemistry and Physics departments, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee, 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S3, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- Center for Nano and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 15, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S3, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- Center for Nano and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 15, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 - S3, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
- Center for Nano and Biophotonics, Ghent University, Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 15, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Physical Chemistry and Physics departments, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee, 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Department of Physics, University of Hamburg and Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany.
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee, 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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Klepzig LF, Biesterfeld L, Romain M, Niebur A, Schlosser A, Hübner J, Lauth J. Colloidal 2D PbSe nanoplatelets with efficient emission reaching the telecom O-, E- and S-band. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:590-599. [PMID: 36132696 PMCID: PMC9418099 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00704a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Colloidal two-dimensional (2D) lead chalcogenide nanoplatelets (NPLs) represent highly interesting materials for near- and short wave-infrared applications including innovative glass fiber optics exhibiting negligible attenuation. In this work, we demonstrate a direct synthesis route for 2D PbSe NPLs with cubic rock salt crystal structure at low reaction temperatures of 0 °C and room temperature. A lateral size tuning of the PbSe NPLs by controlling the temperature and by adding small amounts of octylamine to the reaction leads to excitonic absorption features in the range of 1.55-1.24 eV (800-1000 nm) and narrow photoluminescence (PL) reaching the telecom O-, E- and S-band (1.38-0.86 eV, 900-1450 nm). The PL quantum yield of the as-synthesized PbSe NPLs is more than doubled by a postsynthetic treatment with CdCl2 (e.g. from 14.7% to 37.4% for NPLs emitting at 980 nm with a FWHM of 214 meV). An analysis of the slightly asymmetric PL line shape of the PbSe NPLs and their characterization by ultrafast transient absorption and time-resolved PL spectroscopy reveal a surface trap related PL contribution which is successfully reduced by the CdCl2 treatment from 40% down to 15%. Our results open up new pathways for a direct synthesis and straightforward incorporation of colloidal PbSe NPLs as efficient infrared emitters at technologically relevant telecom wavelengths.
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- Lars F Klepzig
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines) 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines) 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines) 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover Schneiderberg 39 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover Schneiderberg 39 30167 Hannover Germany
- Institute of Solid State Physics, Leibniz Universität Hannover Appelstraße 2 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover Callinstr. 3A 30167 Hannover Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines) 30167 Hannover Germany
- Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), Leibniz Universität Hannover Schneiderberg 39 30167 Hannover Germany
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Ruhman S. Solving Quantum-Dot Excitonic Riddles with Absolute Pump-Probe Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:9336-9343. [PMID: 34549584 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Absolute absorption changes in molecular flash photolysis experiments are routinely translated into molar extinction coefficients and oscillator strengths of reactive intermediates. These direct quantum chemical investigation and allow precise concentration readings in later experiments. In this Perspective we show how a similar approach can deliver crucial information for interpreting transient absorption spectra in colloidal semiconductor quantum dots. The intrinsic complexity of such samples stemming from the inhomogeneity of particle size, shape, and surface chemistry poses unique challenges to mechanistic assignment of ultrafast pump-probe measurements. We will describe applications of this approach to elucidate the photophysics of quantum confined nanocrystals made of various semiconducting materials. These case studies demonstrate how, faced with conflicting interpretations, it has pointed in the right direction in assessing single and multiple exciton generation and relaxation, in searches for ultrafast carrier trapping and scavenging, and in tests of band edge level structure and state degeneracies.
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- Sanford Ruhman
- The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Manteiga Vázquez F, Yu Q, Klepzig LF, Siebbeles LDA, Crisp RW, Lauth J. Probing Excitons in Ultrathin PbS Nanoplatelets with Enhanced Near-Infrared Emission. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:680-685. [PMID: 33395303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Colloidal PbS nanoplatelets (NPLs) are highly interesting materials for near-infrared optoelectronic applications. We use ultrafast transient optical absorption spectroscopy to study the characteristics and dynamics of photoexcited excitons in ultrathin PbS NPLs with a cubic crystal structure. NPLs are synthesized at near room temperature from lead oleate and thiourea precursors; they show an optical absorption onset at 680 nm (1.8 eV) and photoluminescence at 720 nm (1.7 eV). By postsynthetically treating PbS NPLs with CdCl2, their photoluminescence quantum yield is strongly enhanced from 1.4% to 19.4%. The surface treatment leads to an increased lead to sulfur ratio in the structures and associated reduced nonradiative recombination. Additionally, exciton-phonon interactions in pristine and CdCl2 treated NPLs at frequencies of 1.96 and 2.04 THz are apparent from coherent oscillations in the transient absorption spectra. This study is an important step forward in unraveling and controlling the optical properties of IV-VI semiconductor NPLs.
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- Francisco Manteiga Vázquez
- Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstrasse 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- Chemistry of Thin Film Materials, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstrasse 3, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, NL-2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstrasse 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines), D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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Volk S, Yazdani N, Wood V. Manipulating Electronic Structure from the Bottom-Up: Colloidal Nanocrystal-Based Semiconductors. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9255-9264. [PMID: 32931296 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Semiconductors assembled from colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) are often described in the same terms as their single-crystalline counterparts with references to conduction and valence band edges, doping densities, and electronic defects; however, how and why semiconductor properties manifest in these bottom-up fabricated thin films can be fundamentally different. In this Perspective, we describe the factors that determine the electronic structure in colloidal NC-based semiconductors, and comment on approaches for measuring or calculating this electronic structure. Finally, we discuss future directions for these semiconductors and highlight their potential to bridge the divide between localized quantum effects and long-range transport in thin films.
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- Sebastian Volk
- Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 8092
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- Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 8092
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- Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 8092
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Maiti S, Ferro S, Poonia D, Ehrler B, Kinge S, Siebbeles LDA. Efficient Carrier Multiplication in Low Band Gap Mixed Sn/Pb Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:6146-6149. [PMID: 32672041 PMCID: PMC7416307 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Carrier multiplication (CM) generates multiple electron-hole pairs in a semiconductor from a single absorbed photon with energy exceeding twice the band gap. Thus, CM provides a promising way to circumvent the Shockley-Queisser limit of solar cells. The ideal material for CM should have significant overlap with the solar spectrum and should be able to fully utilize the excess energy above the band gap for additional charge carrier generation. We report efficient CM in mixed Sn/Pb halide perovskites (band gap of 1.28 eV) with onset just above twice the band gap. The CM rate outcompetes the carrier cooling process leading to efficient CM with a quantum yield of 2 for photoexcitation at 2.8 times the band gap. Such efficient CM characteristics add to the many advantageous properties of mixed Sn/Pb metal halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications.
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- Sourav Maiti
- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
- Materials
Research & Development, Toyota Motor
Europe, Hoge Wei 33, B-1913 Zaventem, Belgium
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
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Yazdani N, Andermatt S, Yarema M, Farto V, Bani-Hashemian MH, Volk S, Lin WMM, Yarema O, Luisier M, Wood V. Charge transport in semiconductors assembled from nanocrystal quantum dots. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2852. [PMID: 32503965 PMCID: PMC7275058 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16560-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The potential of semiconductors assembled from nanocrystals has been demonstrated for a broad array of electronic and optoelectronic devices, including transistors, light emitting diodes, solar cells, photodetectors, thermoelectrics, and phase change memory cells. Despite the commercial success of nanocrystal quantum dots as optical absorbers and emitters, applications involving charge transport through nanocrystal semiconductors have eluded exploitation due to the inability to predictively control their electronic properties. Here, we perform large-scale, ab initio simulations to understand carrier transport, generation, and trapping in strongly confined nanocrystal quantum dot-based semiconductors from first principles. We use these findings to build a predictive model for charge transport in these materials, which we validate experimentally. Our insights provide a path for systematic engineering of these semiconductors, which in fact offer previously unexplored opportunities for tunability not achievable in other semiconductor systems.
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- Nuri Yazdani
- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Nano TCAD Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Nano TCAD Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Materials and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Boehme SC, Brinck ST, Maes J, Yazdani N, Zapata F, Chen K, Wood V, Hodgkiss JM, Hens Z, Geiregat P, Infante I. Phonon-Mediated and Weakly Size-Dependent Electron and Hole Cooling in CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals Revealed by Atomistic Simulations and Ultrafast Spectroscopy. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:1819-1829. [PMID: 32049539 PMCID: PMC7997624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We combine state-of-the-art ultrafast photoluminescence and absorption spectroscopy and nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations to investigate charge-carrier cooling in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals over a very broad size regime, from 0.8 to 12 nm. Contrary to the prevailing notion that polaron formation slows down charge-carrier cooling in lead-halide perovskites, no suppression of carrier cooling is observed in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals except for a slow cooling (over ∼10 ps) of "warm" electrons in the vicinity (within ∼0.1 eV) of the conduction band edge. At higher excess energies, electrons and holes cool with similar rates, on the order of 1 eV ps-1 carrier-1, increasing weakly with size. Our ab initio simulations suggest that cooling proceeds via fast phonon-mediated intraband transitions driven by strong and size-dependent electron-phonon coupling. The presented experimental and computational methods yield the spectrum of involved phonons and may guide the development of devices utilizing hot charge carriers.
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- Simon C. Boehme
- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiteit
Gent, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Materials
and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology
and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, GH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Netherlands
eScience Center, Science Park 140 (Matrix I), 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The
MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria
University of Wellington, 6012 Wellington, New Zealand
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- Materials
and Device Engineering Group, Department of Information Technology
and Electrical Engineering, ETH Zurich, GH 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- The
MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, School
of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria
University of Wellington, 6012 Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiteit
Gent, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiteit
Gent, Krijgslaan 281, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department
of Nanochemistry, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Zhang Y, Wu G, Liu F, Ding C, Zou Z, Shen Q. Photoexcited carrier dynamics in colloidal quantum dot solar cells: insights into individual quantum dots, quantum dot solid films and devices. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:49-84. [PMID: 31825404 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00560a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) record of colloidal quantum dot solar cells (QDSCs) has considerably improved from below 4% to 16.6% in the last few years. However, the record PCE value of QDSCs is still substantially lower than the theoretical efficiency. So far, there have been several reviews on recent and significant achievements in QDSCs, but reviews on photoexcited carrier dynamics in QDSCs are scarce. The photovoltaic performances of QDSCs are still limited by the photovoltage, photocurrent and fill factor that are mainly determined by the photoexcited carrier dynamics, including carrier (or exciton) generation, carrier extraction or transfer, and the carrier recombination process, in the devices. In this review, the photoexcited carrier dynamics in the whole QDSCs, originating from individual quantum dots (QDs) to the entire device as well as the characterization methods used for analyzing the photoexcited carrier dynamics are summarized and discussed. The recent research including photoexcited multiple exciton generation (MEG), hot electron extraction, and carrier transfer between adjacent QDs, as well as carrier injection and recombination at each interface of QDSCs are discussed in detail herein. The influence of photoexcited carrier dynamics on the physiochemical properties of QDs and photovoltaic performances of QDSC devices is also discussed.
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- Yaohong Zhang
- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan.
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Yu Y, Sun Y, Hu Z, An X, Zhou D, Zhou H, Wang W, Liu K, Jiang J, Yang D, Zafar Z, Zeng H, Wang F, Zhu H, Lu J, Ni Z. Fast Photoelectric Conversion in the Near-Infrared Enabled by Plasmon-Induced Hot-Electron Transfer. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903829. [PMID: 31495984 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interfacial charge transfer is a fundamental and crucial process in photoelectric conversion. If charge transfer is not fast enough, carrier harvesting can compromise with competitive relaxation pathways, e.g., cooling, trapping, and recombination. Some of these processes can strongly affect the speed and efficiency of photoelectric conversion. In this work, it is elaborated that plasmon-induced hot-electron transfer (HET) from tungsten suboxide to graphene is a sufficiently fast process to prevent carrier cooling and trapping processes. A fast near-infrared detector empowered by HET is demonstrated, and the response time is three orders of magnitude faster than that based on common band-edge electron transfer. Moreover, HET can overcome the spectral limit of the bandgap of tungsten suboxide (≈2.8 eV) to extent the photoresponse to the communication band of 1550 nm (≈0.8 eV). These results indicate that plasmon-induced HET is a new strategy for implementation of efficient and high-speed photoelectric devices.
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- Yuanfang Yu
- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Center for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Center, National University of Singapore, 6 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117546, Singapore
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Centre for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Centre for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronics and Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Institute of Optoelectronics and Nanomaterials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Centre for Chemistry of High-Performance & Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of MEMS of the Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Alimoradi Jazi M, Kulkarni A, Sinai SB, Peters JL, Geschiere E, Failla M, Delerue C, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA, Vanmaekelbergh D. Room-Temperature Electron Transport in Self-Assembled Sheets of PbSe Nanocrystals with a Honeycomb Nanogeometry. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2019; 123:14058-14066. [PMID: 31205579 PMCID: PMC6559210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
It has been shown recently that atomically coherent superstructures of a nanocrystal monolayer in thickness can be prepared by self-assembly of monodisperse PbSe nanocrystals, followed by oriented attachment. Superstructures with a honeycomb nanogeometry are of special interest, as theory has shown that they are regular 2-D semiconductors, but with the highest valence and lowest conduction bands being Dirac-type, that is, with a linear energy-momentum relation around the K-points in the zone. Experimental validation will require cryogenic measurements on single sheets of these nanocrystal monolayer superstructures. Here, we show that we can incorporate these fragile superstructures into a transistor device with electrolyte gating, control the electron density, and measure the electron transport characteristics at room temperature. The electron mobility is 1.5 ± 0.5 cm2 V-1 s-1, similar to the mobility observed with terahertz spectroscopy on freestanding superstructures. The terahertz spectroscopic data point to pronounced carrier scattering on crystallographic imperfections in the superstructure, explaining the limited mobility.
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- Maryam Alimoradi Jazi
- Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science, University of
Utrecht, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science, University of
Utrecht, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science, University of
Utrecht, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science, University of
Utrecht, Princetonplein 1, 3584 CC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ghosh T, Dehnel J, Fabian M, Lifshitz E, Baer R, Ruhman S. Spin Blockades to Relaxation of Hot Multiexcitons in Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:2341-2348. [PMID: 31002253 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The conjecture that, as in bulk semiconductors, hot multiexcitons in nanocrystals cool rapidly to the lowest available energy levels is tested here by recording the effects of a single cold "spectator" exciton on the relaxation dynamics of a subsequently deposited hot counterpart. Results in CdSe/CdS nanodots show that a preexisting cold "spectator exciton" allows only half of the photoexcited electrons to relax directly to the band-edge. The rest are blocked in an excited quantum state due to conflicts in spin orientation. The latter fully relax in this sample only after ∼25 ps as the blocked electrons spins flip, prolonging the temporal window of opportunity for harvesting the retained energy more than 100 fold! Common to all quantum-confined nanocrystals, this process will delay cooling and impact the spectroscopic signatures of hot multiexcitons in all envisioned generation scenarios. How the spin-flipping rate scales with particle size and temperature remains to be determined.
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- Tufan Ghosh
- The Institute of Chemistry, and the Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190401 , Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program , Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, and the Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190401 , Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Solid State Institute, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program , Technion Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, and the Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190401 , Israel
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- The Institute of Chemistry, and the Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 9190401 , Israel
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Spoor FCM, Grimaldi G, Kinge S, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA. Model To Determine a Distinct Rate Constant for Carrier Multiplication from Experiments. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2019; 2:721-728. [PMID: 30714025 PMCID: PMC6354726 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Carrier multiplication (CM) is the process in which multiple electron-hole pairs are created upon absorption of a single photon in a semiconductor. CM by an initially hot charge carrier occurs in competition with cooling by phonon emission, with the respective rates determining the CM efficiency. Up until now, CM rates have only been calculated theoretically. We show for the first time how to extract a distinct CM rate constant from experimental data of the relaxation time of hot charge carriers and the yield of CM. We illustrate this method for PbSe quantum dots. Additionally, we provide a simplified method using an estimated energy loss rate to estimate the CM rate constant just above the onset of CM, when detailed experimental data of the relaxation time is missing.
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- Frank C. M. Spoor
- Optoelectronic Materials
Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic Materials
Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Toyota Motor Europe, Materials Research
& Development, Hoge
Wei 33, B-1930, Zaventem, Belgium
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- Optoelectronic Materials
Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- E-mail:
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- Optoelectronic Materials
Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
- E-mail:
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Kroupa DM, Pach GF, Vörös M, Giberti F, Chernomordik BD, Crisp RW, Nozik AJ, Johnson JC, Singh R, Klimov VI, Galli G, Beard MC. Enhanced Multiple Exciton Generation in PbS|CdS Janus-like Heterostructured Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2018; 12:10084-10094. [PMID: 30216045 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b04850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Generating multiple excitons by a single high-energy photon is a promising third-generation solar energy conversion strategy. We demonstrate that multiple exciton generation (MEG) in PbS|CdS Janus-like heteronanostructures is enhanced over that of single-component and core/shell nanocrystal architectures, with an onset close to two times the PbS band gap. We attribute the enhanced MEG to the asymmetric nature of the heteronanostructure that results in an increase in the effective Coulomb interaction that drives MEG and a reduction of the competing hot exciton cooling rate. Slowed cooling occurs through effective trapping of hot-holes by a manifold of valence band interfacial states having both PbS and CdS character, as evidenced by photoluminescence studies and ab initio calculations. Using transient photocurrent spectroscopy, we find that the MEG characteristics of the individual nanostructures are maintained in conductive arrays and demonstrate that these quasi-spherical PbS|CdS nanocrystals can be incorporated as the main absorber layer in functional solid-state solar cell architectures. Finally, based upon our analysis, we provide design rules for the next generation of engineered nanocrystals to further improve the MEG characteristics.
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- Daniel M Kroupa
- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado 80309 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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- Materials Science Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Lemont , Illinois 60439 , United States
- Institute for Molecular Engineering , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- Institute for Molecular Engineering , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
- Department of Physics , Colorado School of Mines , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado 80309 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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- Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , United States
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- Chemistry Division , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos , New Mexico 87545 , United States
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- Materials Science Division , Argonne National Laboratory , Lemont , Illinois 60439 , United States
- Institute for Molecular Engineering , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , University of Chicago , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Golden , Colorado 80401 , United States
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From a niche field over 30 years ago, quantum dots (QDs) have developed into viable materials for many commercial optoelectronic devices. We discuss the advancements in Pb-based QD solar cells (QDSCs) from a viewpoint of the pathways an excited state can take when relaxing back to the ground state. Systematically understanding the fundamental processes occurring in QDs has led to improvements in solar cell efficiency from ~3% to over 13% in 8 years. We compile data from ~200 articles reporting functioning QDSCs to give an overview of the current limitations in the technology. We find that the open circuit voltage limits the device efficiency and propose some strategies for overcoming this limitation.
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Hot-electron transfer in quantum-dot heterojunction films. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2310. [PMID: 29899361 PMCID: PMC5998019 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04623-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Thermalization losses limit the photon-to-power conversion of solar cells at the high-energy side of the solar spectrum, as electrons quickly lose their energy relaxing to the band edge. Hot-electron transfer could reduce these losses. Here, we demonstrate fast and efficient hot-electron transfer between lead selenide and cadmium selenide quantum dots assembled in a quantum-dot heterojunction solid. In this system, the energy structure of the absorber material and of the electron extracting material can be easily tuned via a variation of quantum-dot size, allowing us to tailor the energetics of the transfer process for device applications. The efficiency of the transfer process increases with excitation energy as a result of the more favorable competition between hot-electron transfer and electron cooling. The experimental picture is supported by time-domain density functional theory calculations, showing that electron density is transferred from lead selenide to cadmium selenide quantum dots on the sub-picosecond timescale. Efficient use of high-energy, or “hot”, carriers could increase the efficiency of solar cells, provided efficient extraction of electrons at a specific energy. Here, the authors show the presence of hot-electron transfer between two quantum dot species, allowing facile optimization of the extraction energy.
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Araujo JJ, Brozek CK, Kroupa DM, Gamelin DR. Degenerately n-Doped Colloidal PbSe Quantum Dots: Band Assignments and Electrostatic Effects. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:3893-3900. [PMID: 29763319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We present a spectroscopic study of colloidal PbSe quantum dots (QDs) that have been photodoped to introduce excess delocalized conduction-band (CB) electrons. High-quality absorption spectra are obtained for these degenerately doped QDs with excess electron concentrations up to ∼1020 cm-3. At the highest doping levels, electrons have completely filled the 1Se orbitals of the CB and partially populated the higher-energy 1Pe orbitals. Spectroscopic changes observed as a function of carrier concentration permit an unambiguous assignment of the second excitonic absorption maximum to 1Ph-1Pe transitions. At intermediate doping levels, a clear absorption feature appears between the first two excitonic maxima that is attributable to parity-forbidden 1Sh,e-1Pe,h excitations, which become observable because of electrostatic symmetry breaking. Redshifts of the main excitonic absorption features with increased carrier concentration are also analyzed. The Coulomb stabilization energies of both the 1Sh-1Se and 1Ph-1Pe excitons in n-doped PbSe QDs are remarkably similar to those observed for multiexcitons with the same electron count. The origins of these redshifts are discussed.
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- Jose J Araujo
- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-1700 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-1700 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-1700 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195-1700 , United States
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Spoor FM, Grimaldi G, Delerue C, Evers WH, Crisp RW, Geiregat P, Hens Z, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA. Asymmetric Optical Transitions Determine the Onset of Carrier Multiplication in Lead Chalcogenide Quantum Confined and Bulk Crystals. ACS NANO 2018; 12:4796-4802. [PMID: 29664600 PMCID: PMC5968429 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b01530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Carrier multiplication is a process in which one absorbed photon excites two or more electrons. This is of great promise to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Until now, the factors that determine the onset energy of carrier multiplication have not been convincingly explained. We show experimentally that the onset of carrier multiplication in lead chalcogenide quantum confined and bulk crystals is due to asymmetric optical transitions. In such transitions most of the photon energy in excess of the band gap is given to either the hole or the electron. The results are confirmed and explained by theoretical tight-binding calculations of the competition between impact ionization and carrier cooling. These results are a large step forward in understanding carrier multiplication and allow for a screening of materials with an onset of carrier multiplication close to twice the band gap energy. Such materials are of great interest for development of highly efficient photovoltaic devices.
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- Frank
C. M. Spoor
- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Physics
and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Physics
and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Delft University
of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Yazdani N, Bozyigit D, Vuttivorakulchai K, Luisier M, Infante I, Wood V. Tuning Electron-Phonon Interactions in Nanocrystals through Surface Termination. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:2233-2242. [PMID: 29498867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b04729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We perform ab initio molecular dynamics on experimentally relevant-sized lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals (NCs) constructed with thiol or Cl, Br, and I anion surfaces to determine their vibrational and dynamic electronic structure. We show that electron-phonon interactions can explain the large thermal broadening and fast carrier cooling rates experimentally observed in Pb-chalcogenide NCs. Furthermore, our simulations reveal that electron-phonon interactions are suppressed in halide-terminated NCs due to reduction of both the thermal displacement of surface atoms and the spatial overlap of the charge carriers with these large atomic vibrations. This work shows how surface engineering, guided by simulations, can be used to systematically control carrier dynamics.
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- Nuri Yazdani
- Labratory for Nanoelectronics, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , ETH Zurich , Zurich CH-8092 Switzerland
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- Labratory for Nanoelectronics, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , ETH Zurich , Zurich CH-8092 Switzerland
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- Nano TCAD Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , ETH Zurich , Zurich CH-8092 Switzerland
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- Nano TCAD Group, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , ETH Zurich , Zurich CH-8092 Switzerland
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) , Vrije University Amsterdam , De Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Labratory for Nanoelectronics, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , ETH Zurich , Zurich CH-8092 Switzerland
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Kulkarni A, Evers WH, Tomić S, Beard MC, Vanmaekelbergh D, Siebbeles LDA. Efficient Steplike Carrier Multiplication in Percolative Networks of Epitaxially Connected PbSe Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2018; 12:378-384. [PMID: 29241008 PMCID: PMC6150730 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Carrier multiplication (CM) is a process in which a single photon excites two or more electrons. CM is of interest to enhance the efficiency of a solar cell. Until now, CM in thin films and solar cells of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) has been found at photon energies well above the minimum required energy of twice the band gap. The high threshold of CM strongly limits the benefits for solar cell applications. We show that CM is more efficient in a percolative network of directly connected PbSe NCs. The CM threshold is at twice the band gap and increases in a steplike fashion with photon energy. A lower CM efficiency is found for a solid of weaker coupled NCs. This demonstrates that the coupling between NCs strongly affects the CM efficiency. According to device simulations, the measured CM efficiency would significantly enhance the power conversion efficiency of a solar cell.
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- Aditya Kulkarni
- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Joule
Physics Laboratory, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom
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- National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Debye
Institute for Nanomaterials Science, University
of Utrecht, Princetonplein
1, 3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Lauth J, Grimaldi G, Kinge S, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA, Scheele M. Ultrafast Charge Transfer and Upconversion in Zinc β-Tetraaminophthalocyanine-Functionalized PbS Nanostructures Probed by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Jannika Lauth
- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Toyota Motor Europe; Materials Research and Development; Hoge Wei 33 1930 Zaventem Belgium
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+; University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 15 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Lauth J, Grimaldi G, Kinge S, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA, Scheele M. Ultrafast Charge Transfer and Upconversion in Zinc β-Tetraaminophthalocyanine-Functionalized PbS Nanostructures Probed by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:14061-14065. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Jannika Lauth
- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Toyota Motor Europe; Materials Research and Development; Hoge Wei 33 1930 Zaventem Belgium
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering; Delft University of Technology; Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+; University of Tübingen; Auf der Morgenstelle 15 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Kershaw SV, Rogach AL. Carrier Multiplication Mechanisms and Competing Processes in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanostructures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 10:E1095. [PMID: 28927007 PMCID: PMC5615749 DOI: 10.3390/ma10091095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Quantum confined semiconductor nanoparticles, such as colloidal quantum dots, nanorods and nanoplatelets have broad extended absorption spectra at energies above their bandgaps. This means that they can absorb light at high photon energies leading to the formation of hot excitons with finite excited state lifetimes. During their existence, the hot electron and hole that comprise the exciton may start to cool as they relax to the band edge by phonon mediated or Auger cooling processes or a combination of these. Alongside these cooling processes, there is the possibility that the hot exciton may split into two or more lower energy excitons in what is termed carrier multiplication (CM). The fission of the hot exciton to form lower energy multiexcitons is in direct competition with the cooling processes, with the timescales for multiplication and cooling often overlapping strongly in many materials. Once CM has been achieved, the next challenge is to preserve the multiexcitons long enough to make use of the bonus carriers in the face of another competing process, non-radiative Auger recombination. However, it has been found that Auger recombination and the several possible cooling processes can be manipulated and usefully suppressed or retarded by engineering the nanoparticle shape, size or composition and by the use of heterostructures, along with different choices of surface treatments. This review surveys some of the work that has led to an understanding of the rich carrier dynamics in semiconductor nanoparticles, and that has started to guide materials researchers to nanostructures that can tilt the balance in favour of efficient CM with sustained multiexciton lifetimes.
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- Stephen V Kershaw
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
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Spoor FM, Tomić S, Houtepen AJ, Siebbeles LDA. Broadband Cooling Spectra of Hot Electrons and Holes in PbSe Quantum Dots. ACS NANO 2017; 11:6286-6294. [PMID: 28558190 PMCID: PMC5492216 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b02506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Understanding cooling of hot charge carriers in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) is of fundamental interest and useful to enhance the performance of QDs in photovoltaics. We study electron and hole cooling dynamics in PbSe QDs up to high energies where carrier multiplication occurs. We characterize distinct cooling steps of hot electrons and holes and build up a broadband cooling spectrum for both charge carriers. Cooling of electrons is slower than of holes. At energies near the band gap we find cooling times between successive electronic energy levels in the order of 0.5 ps. We argue that here the large spacing between successive electronic energy levels requires cooling to occur by energy transfer to vibrational modes of ligand molecules or phonon modes associated with the QD surface. At high excess energy the energy loss rate of electrons is 1-5 eV/ps and exceeds 8 eV/ps for holes. Here charge carrier cooling can be understood in terms of emission of LO phonons with a higher density-of-states in the valence band than the conduction band. The complete mapping of the broadband cooling spectrum for both charge carriers in PbSe QDs is a big step toward understanding and controlling the cooling of hot charge carriers in colloidal QDs.
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- Frank
C. M. Spoor
- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Joule
Physics Laboratory, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Optoelectronic
Materials Section, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Liu H, Liang Y, Li N, Wu G. A novel “top-down” strategy for preparing organosilica micelle encapsulating multiple hydrophobic quantum dots as efficient fluorescent label. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201600328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hongxin Liu
- College of Life Science; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034 China
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Chang J, Ogomi Y, Ding C, Zhang YH, Toyoda T, Hayase S, Katayama K, Shen Q. Ligand-dependent exciton dynamics and photovoltaic properties of PbS quantum dot heterojunction solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:6358-6367. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Surface ligand effects on the exciton dynamics and photovoltaic properties of PbS QDHSCs were systematically investigated.
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- Jin Chang
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM)
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Systems Engineering
- Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Kitakyushu
- Japan
- CREST
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
- The University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
- The University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
- The University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
- CREST
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- Faculty of Life Science and Systems Engineering
- Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Kitakyushu
- Japan
- CREST
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- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Chuo University
- Tokyo
- Japan
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
- The University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
- CREST
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Aguirre ME, Municoy S, Grela MA, Colussi AJ. Low intensity, continuous wave photodoping of ZnO quantum dots – photon energy and particle size effects. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:4494-4499. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06829d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ethylene glycol capped quantum dots (1.7 < r (nm) < 2.7) are photocharged with electron densities that depend sigmoidally on the excess energy, E*, reaching at E* = 0.5 eV.
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- Matías E. Aguirre
- Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata (IFIMAR)-Departamento de Química
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET
- (7600) Mar del Plata
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Micro y Nanotecnología
- GAIANN – Centro Atómico Constituyentes
- Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica
- San Martín
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata (IFIMAR)-Departamento de Química
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET
- (7600) Mar del Plata
- Argentina
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- Linde Center for Global Environmental Science
- California Institute of Technology
- Pasadena
- USA
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Rabouw FT, de Mello Donega C. Excited-State Dynamics in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2016; 374:58. [PMID: 27573500 PMCID: PMC5480409 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-016-0060-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals have attracted continuous worldwide interest over the last three decades owing to their remarkable and unique size- and shape-, dependent properties. The colloidal nature of these nanomaterials allows one to take full advantage of nanoscale effects to tailor their optoelectronic and physical–chemical properties, yielding materials that combine size-, shape-, and composition-dependent properties with easy surface manipulation and solution processing. These features have turned the study of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals into a dynamic and multidisciplinary research field, with fascinating fundamental challenges and dazzling application prospects. This review focuses on the excited-state dynamics in these intriguing nanomaterials, covering a range of different relaxation mechanisms that span over 15 orders of magnitude, from a few femtoseconds to a few seconds after photoexcitation. In addition to reviewing the state of the art and highlighting the essential concepts in the field, we also discuss the relevance of the different relaxation processes to a number of potential applications, such as photovoltaics and LEDs. The fundamental physical and chemical principles needed to control and understand the properties of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are also addressed.
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- Freddy T Rabouw
- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, PO Box 80000, 3508 TA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, PO Box 80000, 3508 TA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Optical Materials Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Condensed Matter and Interfaces, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, PO Box 80000, 3508 TA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Lian S, Weinberg DJ, Harris RD, Kodaimati MS, Weiss EA. Subpicosecond Photoinduced Hole Transfer from a CdS Quantum Dot to a Molecular Acceptor Bound Through an Exciton-Delocalizing Ligand. ACS NANO 2016; 10:6372-6382. [PMID: 27281685 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b02814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This paper describes the enhancement of the rate of hole transfer from a photoexcited CdS quantum dot (QD), with radius R = 2.0 nm, to a molecular acceptor, phenothiazine (PTZ), by linking the donor and acceptor through a phenyldithiocarbamate (PTC) linker, which is known to lower the confinement energy of the excitonic hole. Upon adsorption of PTC, the bandgap of the QD decreases due to delocalization of the exciton, primarily the excitonic hole, into interfacial states of mixed QD/PTC character. This delocalization enables hole transfer from the QD to PTZ in <300 fs (within the instrument response of the laser system) when linked by PTC, but not when linked by a benzoate group, which has a similar length and conjugation as PTC but does not delocalize the excitonic hole. Comparison of the two systems was aided by quantification of the surface coverage of benzoate and PTC-linked PTZ by (1)H NMR. This work provides direct spectroscopic evidence of the enhancement of the rate of hole extraction from a colloidal QD through covalent linkage of a hole acceptor through an exciton-delocalizing ligand.
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- Shichen Lian
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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