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A Modular Microfluidic Technology for Systematic Studies of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Published on: May 10, 2018
Semiconductor Nanocrystal Engineering by Applying Thiol- and Solvent-Coordinated Cation Exchange Kinetics
1Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Thiol- and solvent-coordinated cation exchange kinetics have been applied to engineer the composition and crystallinity of novel nanocrystals. The detailed thermodynamics and kinetics of the reactions were explored by NMR spectroscopy, time-dependent photoluminescence (PL) characterizations and theoretical simulations. The fine structure of the colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (CSNCs) was investigated by X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). In this way, high-quality p-type Ag-doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) and Au@ZnS hetero-nanocrystals with a cubic phase ZnS shell were synthesized successfully.The unprecedented dominant Ag+ -dopant-induced fluorescence and p-type conductivity in the zinc-blende ZnS are reported.
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