Electrical and Plasmonic Properties of Ligand-Free Sn4+-Doped In2O3 (ITO) Nanocrystals

Jagadeeswararao, Metikoti and Pal, Somnath and Nag, Angshuman and Sarma, DD (2016) Electrical and Plasmonic Properties of Ligand-Free Sn4+-Doped In2O3 (ITO) Nanocrystals. In: CHEMPHYSCHEM, 17 (5). pp. 710-716.

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Abstract

Sn4+-doped In2O3 (ITO) is a benchmark transparent conducting oxide material. We prepared ligand-free but colloidal ITO (8nm, 10% Sn4+) nanocrystals (NCs) by using a post-synthesis surface-modification reaction. (CH3)(3)OBF4 removes the native oleylamine ligand from NC surfaces to give ligand-free, positively charged NCs that form a colloidal dispersion in polar solvents. Both oleylamine-capped and ligand-free ITO NCs exhibit intense absorption peaks, due to localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) at around =1950nm. Compared with oleylamine-capped NCs, the electrical resistivity of ligand-free ITO NCs is lower by an order of magnitude (approximate to 35mcm(-1)). Resistivity over a wide range of temperatures can be consistently described as a composite of metallic ITO grains embedded in an insulating matrix by using a simple equivalent circuit, which provides an insight into the conduction mechanism in these systems.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CHEMPHYSCHEM
Publisher:	WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH, POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY
Keywords:	conducting materials; doping; ITO nanocrystals; surface modification; surface plasmon resonance
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2016 06:07
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2016 06:07
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53648

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