Mahadevu, R and Pandey, A (2018) Thermodynamic Model for Quantum Dot Assemblies Formed because of Charge Transfer. In: ACS Omega, 3 (1). pp. 266-272.
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Abstract
Two initially neutral semiconductor quantum dots with appropriate band offsets can participate in a ground state charge transfer process. The charge transfer manifests itself in the form of bleaching of optical transitions and also causes the quantum dots to precipitate from solution, giving rise to assemblies with unusual properties. As this represents a postsynthetic modification of the electronic structure of quantum dots, it holds tremendous potential for improving the characteristics of quantum dot devices. Here, we study the dependencies of the properties of these assemblies on the structure of the participating quantum dots. In particular, we find that for assemblies formed out of Cu:CdS and ZnTe/CdS quantum dots, the composition of the assembly varies from 1:1.26 to 1:0.23 ZnTe/CdS to Cu:CdS as the shell thickness of CdS in ZnTe/CdS is increased. In contrast, the composition changes from 1:1.1 to 1:15 for PbSe/CdSe and Cu:CdS quantum dots, as the size of the PbSe core is increased. These observations are explained on the basis of a phenomenological thermodynamic model. The applicability of thermodynamics to this example of self-assembly is verified empirically.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | ACS Omega |
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to the Authors. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2022 03:58 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2022 03:58 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/76327 |
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