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Samanta K, Deswal P, Alam S, Bhati M, Ivanov SA, Tretiak S, Ghosh D. Ligand Controls Excited Charge Carrier Dynamics in Metal-Rich CdSe Quantum Dots: Computational Insights. ACS NANO 2024; 18:24941-24952. [PMID: 39189799 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c05638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
Abstract
Small metal-rich semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) are promising for solid-state lighting and single-photon emission due to their highly tunable yet narrow emission line widths. Nonetheless, the anionic ligands commonly employed to passivate these QDs exert a substantial influence on the optoelectronic characteristics, primarily owing to strong electron-phonon interactions. In this work, we combine time-domain density functional theory and nonadiabatic molecular dynamics to investigate the excited charge carrier dynamics of Cd28Se17X22 QDs (X = HCOO-, OH-, Cl-, and SH-) at ambient conditions. These chemically distinct but regularly used molecular groups influence the dynamic surface-ligand interfacial interactions in Cd-rich QDs, drastically modifying their vibrational characteristics. The strong electron-phonon coupling leads to substantial transient variations at the band edge states. The strength of these interactions closely depends on the physicochemical characteristics of passivating ligands. Consequently, the ligands largely control the nonradiative recombination rates and emission characteristics in these QDs. Our simulations indicate that Cd28Se17(OH)22 has the fastest nonradiative recombination rate due to the strongest electron-phonon interactions. Conversely, QDs passivated with thiolate or chloride exhibit considerably longer carrier lifetimes and suppressed nonradiative processes. The ligand-controlled electron-phonon interactions further give rise to the broadest and narrowest intrinsic optical line widths for OH and Cl-passivated single QDs, respectively. Obtained computational insights lay the groundwork for designing appropriate passivating ligands on metal-rich QDs, making them suitable for a wide range of applications, from blue LEDs to quantum emitters.
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- Kushal Samanta
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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Liu SF, Hou ZW, Lin L, Li F, Zhao Y, Li XZ, Zhang H, Fang HH, Li Z, Sun HB. 3D nanoprinting of semiconductor quantum dots by photoexcitation-induced chemical bonding. Science 2022; 377:1112-1116. [PMID: 36048954 DOI: 10.1126/science.abo5345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Three-dimensional (3D) laser nanoprinting allows maskless manufacturing of diverse nanostructures with nanoscale resolution. However, 3D manufacturing of inorganic nanostructures typically requires nanomaterial-polymer composites and is limited by a photopolymerization mechanism, resulting in a reduction of material purity and degradation of intrinsic properties. We developed a polymerization-independent, laser direct writing technique called photoexcitation-induced chemical bonding. Without any additives, the holes excited inside semiconductor quantum dots are transferred to the nanocrystal surface and improve their chemical reactivity, leading to interparticle chemical bonding. As a proof of concept, we printed arbitrary 3D quantum dot architectures at a resolution beyond the diffraction limit. Our strategy will enable the manufacturing of free-form quantum dot optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting devices or photodetectors.
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- Shao-Feng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Haidian, Beijing 100084, China.,State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Magnetic nanoparticles for the recovery of uranium from sea water: Challenges involved from research to development. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Singhal P, Pulhani V. Effect of Ligand Concentration, Dilution, and Excitation Wavelength on the Emission Properties of CdSe/CdS Core Shell Quantum Dots and Their Implication on Detection of Uranium. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Pallavi Singhal
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai 400085 India
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- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai 400085 India
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Maiti S, Dana J, Ghosh HN. Correlating Charge‐Carrier Dynamics with Efficiency in Quantum‐Dot Solar Cells: Can Excitonics Lead to Highly Efficient Devices? Chemistry 2018; 25:692-702. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sourav Maiti
- Radiation & Photochemistry DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai 400085 India
- Department of ChemistrySavitribai Phule Pune University Ganeshkhind Pune 411007 India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai 400085 India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry DivisionBhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai 400085 India
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology Mohali Punjab 160062 India
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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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Singhal P, Jha SK, Vats BG, Ghosh HN. Electron-Transfer-Mediated Uranium Detection Using Quasi-Type II Core-Shell Quantum Dots: Insight into Mechanistic Pathways. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:8114-8122. [PMID: 28749681 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Uranium is one of the most toxic and important elements present in the environment, and because of its high toxicity, ultra-trace-level detection is of utmost importance. Many methods were reported earlier for this purpose, but each has its own limitations such as high cost, sophisticated instrumentation, sample processing, and so forth. Herein we have demonstrated an alternate method that is much simpler and can be used for the ultra-trace-level detection of uranium. We have synthesized 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA)-capped CdSe/CdS core-shell quantum dots (CSQDs) and used its photoluminescence properties to detect uranium in solution. Steady-state emission studies suggest the luminescence quenching of CSQDs in the presence of uranium. Redox levels of CSQDs and uranium suggests that the electron-transfer process from photoexcited CSQDs to uranium is a thermodynamically viable process, which has subsequently been confirmed by time-resolved studies. A Stern-Volmer plot of CSQDs with uranium suggests that the detection limit of this method is 74.5 ppb. The method has an advantage over other reported methods for being simple and low cost and requiring a small amout of sample processing. To the best of our knowledge, we are reporting for the first time uranium detection using quasi-type II CSQDs and proposing the mechanistic path through luminescence spectroscopy, which in turn helps us to design an efficient detection method.
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute , Mumbai 400094, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology , Habitat Centre Mohali, Punjab 160062, India
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Ponseca CS, Chábera P, Uhlig J, Persson P, Sundström V. Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Solar Energy Conversion. Chem Rev 2017; 117:10940-11024. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Carlito S. Ponseca
- Division
of Chemical Physics, Chemical Center, and ‡Theoretical Chemistry Division,
Chemical Center, Lund University, Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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- Division
of Chemical Physics, Chemical Center, and ‡Theoretical Chemistry Division,
Chemical Center, Lund University, Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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- Division
of Chemical Physics, Chemical Center, and ‡Theoretical Chemistry Division,
Chemical Center, Lund University, Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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- Division
of Chemical Physics, Chemical Center, and ‡Theoretical Chemistry Division,
Chemical Center, Lund University, Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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- Division
of Chemical Physics, Chemical Center, and ‡Theoretical Chemistry Division,
Chemical Center, Lund University, Box 124, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden
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Singhal P, Maity P, Jha SK, Ghosh HN. Metal-Ligand Complex-Induced Ultrafast Charge-Carrier Relaxation and Charge-Transfer Dynamics in CdX (X=S, Se, Te) Quantum Dots Sensitized with Nitrocatechol. Chemistry 2017; 23:10590-10596. [PMID: 28556260 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The present work describes the effect of interfacial complex formation on charge carrier dynamics in CdX (X=S, Se, Te) quantum dots (QDs) sensitized nitro catechol (NCAT). To compare experiments were also carried out with catechol (CAT) where no such complexation was observed. Time-resolved emission studies suggest faster charge separation in CdS(Se)/NCAT system as compared to CdS(Se)/CAT although change in Gibbs free energy for hole transfer is less in former as compared to later. This suggests that complex formation favours charge separation. Similar studies were also carried out in CdTe/NCAT system where hole transfer process was not viable thermodynamically but due to complex formation charge separation was observed. Femtosecond transient absorption studies have been carried out to monitor charge carrier dynamics in early time scale. Transient studies show faster electron cooling in QDs/NCAT system as compared to pure QDs and has been assigned to the complex formation on QDs surface. Interestingly charge recombination dynamics is much faster in QDs/NCAT system as compared to pure QDs which can be attributed to the stronger coupling between QDs and NCAT. Our results suggest a strong metal-ligand complex formation on QDs surface that controls charge carrier dynamics in QDs/molecular adsorbate system and to the best of our knowledge it has never been reported.
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- Pallavi Singhal
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400 085, India.,Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Radiation and Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400 085, India.,Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India
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- Radiation and Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India.,Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Habitat Centre, Mohali, Punjab, 160062, India
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Singhal P, Vats BG, Jha SK, Neogy S. Green, Water-Dispersible Photoluminescent On-Off-On Probe for Selective Detection of Fluoride Ions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:20536-20544. [PMID: 28537079 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b03346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Considering the high toxicity and widespread availability of fluoride ions in different environmental matrices, it is imperative to design a probe for its detection. In view of this, a selective fluorescent on-off-on probe based on carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and Eu3+ has been designed. We have synthesized water-soluble carboxylic acid-functionalized CQDs and monitored their interaction with Eu3+. Luminescence quenching in the CQD emission was observed (switch-off) on adding Eu3+ ions. We investigate the reason for this luminescence quenching using time-resolved emission and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) studies and observed that both electron transfer from CQDs to Eu3+ and aggregation of CQDs are responsible for the luminescence quenching. ζ-Potential and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies confirm Eu3+ binding with the COOH groups on CQD surface. Interestingly, luminescence regains after the addition of fluoride ions to the CQDs/Eu3+ system (switch-on). This has been assigned to the removal of Eu3+ from the CQD surface due to the formation of EuF3 and is confirmed by X-ray diffraction and HRTEM measurements. The sensitivity of the probe was tested by carrying out experiments with other competing ions and was found to be selective for fluoride ions. Experiments with variable concentrations of fluoride ions suggest that the working range of the probe is 1-25 ppm. The probe has been successfully tested for the detection of fluoride ions in a toothpaste sample and the results were compared to those of ion chromatography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report based on CQDs and Eu3+ for the detection of fluoride ions, wherein a clear mechanism of the detection has been demonstrated, which, in turn, will help to develop better detection methods. The suggested probe is green, economical, rapid, efficient, and, most importantly, selective and can be used for the detection of fluoride ions in real environmental samples.
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute , Mumbai 400094, India
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