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Acharjee D, Panda MK, Mahato AB, Das A, Ghosh S. Evidence of carrier diffusion between emission states in CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots: a comprehensive investigation combining fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy (FLCS) and single dot photoluminescence studies. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:18444-18454. [PMID: 39263802 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr02221a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Investigation of carrier dynamics in CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) is performed using fluorescence-lifetime-correlation-spectroscopy (FLCS) and single-dot PL blinking studies. The origin of an emitted photon from a QD in an FLCS study is assigned to either an exciton state or trap state based on its excited state lifetime (τfl). Subsequently, two intrastate autocorrelation functions (ACFs) representing the exciton and trap states and one cross-correlation function (CCF) coupling these two states are constructed. Interestingly, the timescales of carrier diffusion (τR) show striking similarities across all three correlation functions, which further correlate with τR of the conventional FCS. However, ACFs notably deviate from the CCF in their μs progression patterns, with the latter showing growth, whereas the former ones display decay. This implies inter-state carrier diffusions leading to the QD blinking. Further study of single particle PL blinking on a surface-immobilized QD indicates shallow trap states near the band edge cause the blinking at low excitation power, while trion recombination becomes an additional contributing factor at higher pump power. Overall, the results highlight not only an excellent correlation between these two techniques but also the potential of our approach for achieving an accurate and comprehensive understanding of carrier dynamics in CdSe/ZnS QDs.
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- Debopam Acharjee
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India.
- Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences (CIS), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha 752050, India
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Li B, Gao Y, Wu R, Miao X, Zhang G. Charge and energy transfer dynamics in single colloidal quantum dots/monolayer MoS 2 heterostructures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:8161-8167. [PMID: 36880256 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05771a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The charge and energy transfer dynamics in colloidal CdSeTe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs)/monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) heterostructures have been investigated by time-resolved single-dot photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. A time-gated method is used to separate the PL photons of single QDs from the PL photons of monolayer MoS2, which are impossible to be separated by the spectral filter due to their spectral overlap. It is found that the energy transfer from MoS2 to single QDs increases the exciton generation of the QDs by 37.5% and the energy transfer from single QDs to MoS2 decreases the PL quantum yield of the QDs by 66.9%. In addition, it is found that MoS2 increases the discharging rate of single QDs by 59%, while the charging rate remains unchanged. This investigation not only provides valuable insight into the exciton generation and recombination at the single-dot level across such hybrid 0D-2D interfaces but also promotes the application of the hybrid system in various optoelectronic devices.
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- Bin Li
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, 030031, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, 030031, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, 030031, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, 030031, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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Quan C, Xing X, Jia T, Zhang Z, Wang C, Huang S, Liu Z, Du J, Leng Y. Hot Carrier Transfer in PtSe 2/Graphene Enabled by the Hot Phonon Bottleneck. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9456-9463. [PMID: 36197092 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The charge transfer (CT) process of two-dimensional (2D) graphene/transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) heterostructures makes the photoelectric conversion ability of TMDs into a wider spectral range for the light harvester and photoelectric detector applications. However, the direct in situ investigation of the hot carrier transport in graphene/TMDs heterostructures has been rarely reported. Herein, using the optical pump and a terahertz (THz) probe (OPTP) spectroscopy, the CT process from graphene to five-layer PtSe2 in the PtSe2/graphene (P/G) heterostructure is demonstrated to be related to the pump fluence, which is enabled by the hot phonon bottleneck (HPB) effect in graphene. Furthermore, the frequency dispersion conductivity and the THz emission spectroscopy of the P/G heterostructure confirmed the existence of interlayer CT and its pump fluence-dependent behavior. Our results provide in-depth physical insights into the CT mechanism at the P/G van der Waals interface, which is crucial for further exploration of optoelectronic devices based on P/G heterostructures.
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- Chenjing Quan
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310024, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310024, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310024, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai201800, People's Republic of China
- School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, People's Republic of China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310024, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People's Republic of China
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He Y, Chen J, Liu R, Weng Y, Zhang C, Kuang Y, Wang X, Guo L, Ran X. Suppressed Blinking and Polarization-Dependent Emission Enhancement of Single ZnCdSe/ZnS Dot Coupled with Au Nanorods. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:12901-12910. [PMID: 35245021 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fluorescent quantum dots (QDs) have attracted extensive attention because of their promising applications in many fields such as quantum optics, optoelectronics, solid-state lighting, and bioimaging. However, photo-blinking, low emission efficiency, and instability are the drawbacks of fluorescent QD-based devices, affecting their optical properties and practical applications. Here, we report suppressed blinking, enhanced radiative rate, and polarization-dependent emission properties of single ZnCdSe/ZnS QDs assembled on the surface of Au nanorods (NRs). We found that the local surface plasmon (LSP) of Au NRs significantly regulates the excitation and emission properties of the composite ZnCdSe/ZnS QD-Au NRs (QD-Au NRs). The average number of photons emitted per unit time from single QD-Au NRs has been significantly enhanced compared with that of single ZnCdSe/ZnS QDs on the coverslip, accompanied by a drastically shortened lifetime and suppressed blinking. According to the experimental and simulation analysis, the photogenerated LSP field of Au NRs remarkably increases the excitation transition and the radiative rates of QD-Au NRs. Although the emission efficiency is slightly increased, the synergetic enhancement of excitation and radiative rates sufficiently competes with the nonradiative process to compensate for the low emission efficiency of QDs and ultimately suppress the photo-blinking of QD-Au NRs. Moreover, the polarization-dependent emission enhancement has also been observed and theoretically analyzed, demonstrating good consistency and confirming the contribution of excitation enhancement. Our findings present a practical strategy to improve the optical properties and stability of single QD-Au NR composite and provide essential information for a deep understanding of the interaction between emitters and the LSP field of metal nanoparticles.
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- Yulu He
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Shi J, Sun W, Utzat H, Farahvash A, Gao FY, Zhang Z, Barotov U, Willard AP, Nelson KA, Bawendi MG. All-optical fluorescence blinking control in quantum dots with ultrafast mid-infrared pulses. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:1355-1361. [PMID: 34811550 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01016-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photoluminescence intermittency is a ubiquitous phenomenon, reducing the temporal emission intensity stability of single colloidal quantum dots (QDs) and the emission quantum yield of their ensembles. Despite efforts to achieve blinking reduction by chemical engineering of the QD architecture and its environment, blinking still poses barriers to the application of QDs, particularly in single-particle tracking in biology or in single-photon sources. Here, we demonstrate a deterministic all-optical suppression of QD blinking using a compound technique of visible and mid-infrared excitation. We show that moderate-field ultrafast mid-infrared pulses (5.5 μm, 150 fs) can switch the emission from a charged, low quantum yield grey trion state to the bright exciton state in CdSe/CdS core-shell QDs, resulting in a significant reduction of the QD intensity flicker. Quantum-tunnelling simulations suggest that the mid-infrared fields remove the excess charge from trions with reduced emission quantum yield to restore higher brightness exciton emission. Our approach can be integrated with existing single-particle tracking or super-resolution microscopy techniques without any modification to the sample and translates to other emitters presenting charging-induced photoluminescence intermittencies, such as single-photon emissive defects in diamond and two-dimensional materials.
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- Jiaojian Shi
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Guryev EL, Shanwar S, Zvyagin A, Deyev SM, Balalaeva IV. Photoluminescent Nanomaterials for Medical Biotechnology. Acta Naturae 2021; 13:16-31. [PMID: 34377553 PMCID: PMC8327149 DOI: 10.32607/actanaturae.11180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Creation of various photoluminescent nanomaterials has significantly expanded the arsenal of approaches used in modern biomedicine. Their unique photophysical properties can significantly improve the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic methods, increase therapy effectiveness, and make a theranostic approach to treatment possible through the application of nanoparticle conjugates with functional macromolecules. The most widely used nanomaterials to date are semiconductor quantum dots; gold nanoclusters; carbon dots; nanodiamonds; semiconductor porous silicon; and up-conversion nanoparticles. This paper considers the promising groups of photoluminescent nanomaterials that can be used in medical biotechnology: in particular, for devising agents for optical diagnostic methods, sensorics, and various types of therapy.
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- E. L. Guryev
- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia
- I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997 Russia
- I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119991 Russia
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- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Russia
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Weiss EA. Influence of Shape Anisotropy on the Emission of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors. ACS NANO 2021; 15:3568-3577. [PMID: 33691063 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The emergence of precise and scalable synthetic methods for producing anisotropic semiconductor nanostructures provides opportunities to tune the photophysical properties of these particles beyond their band gaps, and to incorporate them into higher-order structures with macroscopic anisotropic responses to electric and optical fields. This perspective article discusses some of these opportunities in the context of colloidal semiconductor nanoplatelets, with a focus on the influence of confinement anisotropy on processes that dictate the emission.
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- Emily A Weiss
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Chouhan L, Ito S, Thomas EM, Takano Y, Ghimire S, Miyasaka H, Biju V. Real-Time Blinking Suppression of Perovskite Quantum Dots by Halide Vacancy Filling. ACS NANO 2021; 15:2831-2838. [PMID: 33417451 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Despite the excellent optoelectronic properties of halide perovskites, the ionic and electronic defects adversely affect the stability and durability of perovskites and their devices. These defects, intrinsic or produced by environmental factors such as oxygen, moisture, or light, not only cause chemical reactions that disintegrate the structure and properties of perovskites but also induce undesired photoluminescence blinking to perovskite quantum dots and nanocrystals. Blinking is also caused by the nonradiative Auger processes in the photocharged quantum dots or nanocrystals. Herein, we find real-time suppression of halide vacancy-assisted nonradiative exciton recombination and photoluminescence blinking in MAPbBr3 and MAPbI3 perovskite quantum dots by filling the vacancies using halide precursors (MABr and MAI). Also, halide vacancy filling increases the photoluminescence quantum efficiencies and lifetimes of the quantum dots. We estimate the rates of halide vacancy-assisted nonradiative recombination at 1 × 108 s-1 for MAPbBr3 and 1.9 × 109 s-1 for MAPbI3 quantum dots. The real-time blinking suppression using the halide precursors and statistical analysis of the ON/OFF blinking time reveal that the halide vacancies contribute to the type-A blinking through charging and discharging. Conversely, the blinking of the quantum dots after halide vacancy filling is dominated by the type-B mechanism.
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- Lata Chouhan
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W5, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-Cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram 695551, India
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W5, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20 W10, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20 W10, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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- Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-Cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W5, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, N20 W10, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0020, Japan
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Li B, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Yang C, Guo W, Peng Y, Chen R, Qin C, Gao Y, Hu J, Wu R, Ma J, Zhong H, Zheng Y, Xiao L, Jia S. Biexciton Dynamics in Single Colloidal CdSe Quantum Dots. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:10425-10432. [PMID: 33269933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The investigation of biexciton dynamics in single colloidal quantum dots (QDs) is critical to biexciton-based applications. Generally, a biexciton exhibits an extremely low photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield as well as very fast PL decay due to strong nonradiative Auger recombination, making it difficult to investigate the biexciton dynamics. Here, we develop a quantitative method based on intensity- and time-resolved photon statistics to investigate the biexciton dynamics in single colloidal QDs. This robust method can be used under high-excitation conditions to determine the absolute radiative and Auger recombination rates of both neutral and charged biexciton states in a single QD level, and the corresponding ratios between the two states agree with the theoretical predictions of the asymmetric band structures of CdSe-based QDs. Furthermore, the surface traps are found to provide additional nonradiative recombination pathways for the biexcitons, and their contributions are quantified by the method.
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- Bin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Sobhanan J, Jones P, Kohara R, Sugino S, Vacha M, Subrahmanyam C, Takano Y, Lacy F, Biju V. Toxicity of nanomaterials due to photochemical degradation and the release of heavy metal ions. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:22049-22058. [PMID: 32895675 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03957h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The increased production of semiconductor nanomaterials such as heavy metal quantum dots and perovskites for applications such as in energy harvesting, optoelectronic devices, bioanalysis, phototherapy and consumer health products raises concerns regarding nanotoxicity. After disposal, these materials degrade upon interaction with the environment, such as rain and surface waters, soil and oxygen, and solar irradiation, leading to the release of heavy metal ions in the environment with exposure to aquatic and terrestrial animals and plants, and humans. Researchers are in the early stages of understanding the potential toxicity of such nanomaterials by quantifying the amount of heavy metal ions released due to environmental or biological transformation. Here, we evaluate the toxicity of environmentally transformed nanomaterials by considering PbS quantum dots as a model system. Using metal ion sensors and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, we quantify the amount of Pb2+ released by the photochemical etching of quantum dots. Furthermore, with the help of cytotoxicity and comet assays, and DNA gel electrophoresis, we evaluate the adverse effects of the released metal ions into the cultured lung epithelial (H1650), and neuronal (PC12) cells. These studies reveal higher levels of cell proliferation and DNA damage to PC12 cells, suggesting the neurotoxicity of lead due to not only the downregulation of glutathione, elevated levels of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and a calcium influx but also the proactivation of activator protein 1 that is correlated with protein kinase c. This research shows the significance of molecular biology studies on different cells and animals to critically understand the health and environmental costs of heavy metal-based engineered nanomaterials.
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- Jeladhara Sobhanan
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, N10, W5, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan.
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Roy P, Devatha G, Roy S, Rao A, Pillai PP. Electrostatically Driven Resonance Energy Transfer in an All-Quantum Dot Based Donor-Acceptor System. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:5354-5360. [PMID: 32539403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Demonstration of fundamental photophysical properties in environmentally friendly quantum dots (QDs) is essential to realize their practical use in various light harvesting applications. We accomplish here an efficient light induced resonance energy transfer in all-QD based donor-acceptor system in water, deprived of any commonly used organic dye component. Our nanohybrid system comprises surface engineered indium phosphide/zinc sulfide (InP/ZnS) QD as the donor, and copper indium sulfide/zinc sulfide (CIS/ZnS) QD as the acceptor. The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged QDs is vital in achieving a strong ground state complexation in the [-] InP/ZnS:::[+] CIS/ZnS QD nanohybrid. A nonlinear Stern-Volmer plot confirms the involvement of both static and dynamic components in the PL quenching of InP/ZnS QD by CIS/ZnS QD. Moreover, a temporal evolution of resonance energy transfer is realized in the solid state as well, which can improve the potential of such "all-green QD" based nanohybrid systems for device level studies.
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- Pradyut Roy
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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Devatha G, Roy P, Rao A, Roy S, Pillai PP. Multicolor Luminescent Patterning via Photoregulation of Electron and Energy Transfer Processes in Quantum Dots. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:4099-4106. [PMID: 32357301 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ability to create high-contrast multicolor luminescent patterns is essential to realize the full potential of quantum dots (QDs) in display technologies. The idea of using a nonemissive state is adopted in the present work to enhance the color-contrast of QD-based photopatterns. This is achieved at a multicolor level by the photoregulation of electron and energy transfer processes in a single QD nanohybrid film, composed of one QD donor and two dye acceptors. The dominance of photoinduced electron transfer over the energy transfer process generates a nonluminescent QD nanohybrid film, which provides the black background for multicolor patterning. The superior photostability of QDs over dyes is used for the photoregulation of electron and energy transfer processes. Selective photodegradation of electron acceptor dye triggered the onset of the energy transfer process, thereby imparting a luminescent color to the QD nanohybrid film. Further, a controlled photoregulation of energy transfer process paved the way for multicolor patterning.
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- Gayathri Devatha
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Energy Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India
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Kameyama T, Sugiura K, Kuwabata S, Okuhata T, Tamai N, Torimoto T. Hot electron transfer in Zn-Ag-In-Te nanocrystal-methyl viologen complexes enhanced with higher-energy photon excitation. RSC Adv 2020; 10:16361-16365. [PMID: 35498842 PMCID: PMC9052877 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02842h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The dynamics of hot electron transfer from Zn-Ag-In-Te (ZAITe) nanocrystals (NCs) to adsorbed methyl viologen (MV2+) were investigated by transient absorption spectroscopy. The bleaching of the exciton peak in the ZAITe NC-MV2+ complexes evolved faster than that of ZAITe NCs. The hot electron transfer efficiency increased from 45% to 72% with increasing excitation photon energy.
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- Tatsuya Kameyama
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
- JST, PRESTO 4-2-8 Hon-cho Kawaguchi Saitama 332-0012 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University 2-1 Gakuen Sanda Hyogo 669-1337 Japan
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- School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University 2-1 Gakuen Sanda Hyogo 669-1337 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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Ghimire S, Nair VC, Muthu C, Yuyama KI, Vacha M, Biju V. Photoinduced photoluminescence enhancement in self-assembled clusters of formamidinium lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:9335-9340. [PMID: 30916677 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr10082a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nanocrystals of formamidinium lead bromide perovskite (FAPbBr3) self-assemble into clusters in powder and film samples and provide a prolonged photoluminescence lifetime, which is attributed to the diffusion of charge carriers through interparticle states formed among nanocrystals. Interestingly, the photoluminescence lifetime decreases and the emission intensity increases for the clusters, which is with the increase in the intensity of excitation light. By doping the nanocrystal clusters with C60, we successfully harvested the photogenerated charge carriers. Nonetheless, at high intensities of excitation, the rate of radiative recombination becomes comparable to that of the electron transfer to C60. Thus, the optimum rate of electron transfer to C60 is accomplished by minimally exciting the self-assembled nanocrystals.
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- Sushant Ghimire
- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Chouhan L, Ghimire S, Biju V. Blinking Beats Bleaching: The Control of Superoxide Generation by Photo‐ionized Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4875-4879. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Lata Chouhan
- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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Chouhan L, Ghimire S, Biju V. Blinking Beats Bleaching: The Control of Superoxide Generation by Photo‐ionized Perovskite Nanocrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lata Chouhan
- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science and Graduate School of Environmental ScienceHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan
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Exhibition of Förster resonance energy transfer from CdSe/ZnS quantum dots to zinc porphyrazine studied in solution. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.11.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Liang A, Ding H, Gai H. Plasmonic resonance energy transfer from a Au nanosphere to quantum dots at a single particle level and its homogenous immunoassay. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:11442-11445. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05548g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PRET from a AuNS to a QD is discovered at a single particle level, and then is used to develop ultra-sensitive homogenous immunoassays.
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- Xiaojun Liu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- Department of Physical Sciences
- Charleston Southern University
- North Charleston
- USA
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Normal University
- Xuzhou
- China
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Li B, Huang H, Zhang G, Yang C, Guo W, Chen R, Qin C, Gao Y, Biju VP, Rogach AL, Xiao L, Jia S. Excitons and Biexciton Dynamics in Single CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Quantum Dots. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:6934-6940. [PMID: 30484306 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b03098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots, due to their optical versatility and facile solution processability, have been recently recognized as components of various optoelectronic devices. Detailed understanding of their exciton recombination dynamics at the single-particle level is necessary for utilizing their full potential. We conducted spectroscopic studies of the excitons and biexciton dynamics in single CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots. It was found that while the rates of radiative recombination remain essentially constant, the overall relaxation process is dominated by nonradiative recombination of single excitons and biexcitons. The radiative lifetime scaling is determined to be ∼1.0 for single exciton and ∼4.4 for biexcitons. A linear dependence of fluorescence lifetime vs intensity distribution agrees well with the prediction of the model of multiple recombination centers. The blinking mechanism of CsPbBr3 quantum dots is addressed by considering the trion states under higher excitation powers.
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- Bin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP) , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong S.A.R
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science , Hokkaido University , 001-0020 Sapporo , Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP) , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong S.A.R
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics , Shanxi University , Taiyuan 030006 , People's Republic of China
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