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Enhancement of the Fluorescence Quantum Yield of Thiol-Stabilized CdTe Quantum Dots Through Surface Passivation with Sodium Chloride and Bicarbonate

  • Tetiana Dudka , Stephen V. Kershaw , Shumin Lin , Julian Schneider and Andrey L. Rogach EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: February 24, 2018
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
From the journal Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie Volume 232 Issue 9-11

Abstract

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have potential for several applications, e.g. as novel light sources; as photoluminescent probes; and for solar energy conversion devices, but their sensitivity towards their environmental surroundings, and the presence of surface defects may still degrade their emission properties. Herein, we present a post-synthetic treatment of CdTe QDs stabilized by mixed thiol ligands using chloride and bicarbonate ions to achieve near-complete surface passivation, resulting in a two-fold increase of the photoluminescence quantum yield (PL QY) and significant suppression of non-radiative recombination. Time-resolved PL measurements reveal fluorescence lifetime and PL QY trends did not both track identically; in the most favorable cases a suppression of non-radiative recombination and a slight increase in the radiative recombination rates after the salt treatment took place. The optimized conditions demonstrated here are proven to work for different sizes of CdTe QDs, and also show a dependence on the composition of the mixed ligand systems used.

Keywords: bicarbonate; CdTe; chloride; emission enhancement; quantum dots; spectroscopy; surface treatment

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong S.A.R. through the General Research Funds (project CityU 11302114). The authors appreciate numerous discussions and insights into the chemistry and photophysics of CdTe quantum dots from our long term collaborator and friend, Alexander Eychmüller, TU Dresden. Happy 60th anniversary, Alex!

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Received: 2018-02-01
Accepted: 2018-02-07
Published Online: 2018-02-24
Published in Print: 2018-08-28

©2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2018-1130
Keywords for this article
bicarbonate; CdTe; chloride; emission enhancement; quantum dots; spectroscopy; surface treatment

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Preface
  3. Congratulations to Alexander Eychmüller
  4. Halogens in the Synthesis of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals
  5. Controlled Aqueous Synthesis of CdSe Quantum Dots using Double-Hydrophilic Block Copolymers as Stabilizers
  6. Fabrication of Ag2S/CdS Heterostructured Nanosheets via Self-Limited Cation Exchange
  7. Ion-Selective Ligands: How Colloidal Nano- and Micro-Particles Can Introduce New Functionalities
  8. TEM, FTIR and Electrochemistry Study: Desorption of PVP from Pt Nanocubes
  9. Incorporation of CdTe Nanocrystals into Metal Oxide Matrices Towards Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials
  10. Diatoms – A “Green” Way to Biosynthesize Gold-Silica Nanocomposites?
  11. Evidence for Photo-Switchable Carrier Mobilities in Blends of PbS Nanocrystals and Photochromic Dithienylcyclopentene Derivatives
  12. Gelation-Assisted Layer-by-Layer Deposition of High Performance Nanocomposites
  13. Enhancement of the Fluorescence Quantum Yield of Thiol-Stabilized CdTe Quantum Dots Through Surface Passivation with Sodium Chloride and Bicarbonate
  14. Fluorescence Quenching of CdTe Quantum Dots with Co (III) Complexes via Electrostatic Assembly Formation
  15. Colloidal Photoluminescent Refractive Index Nanosensor Using Plasmonic Effects
  16. Towards Low-Toxic Colloidal Quantum Dots
  17. Color-Enrichment Semiconductor Nanocrystals for Biorhythm-Friendly Backlighting
  18. Transient Absorption Studies on Nanostructured Materials and Composites: Towards the Development of New Photocatalytic Systems
  19. Transient Spectroscopy of Glass-Embedded Perovskite Quantum Dots: Novel Structures in an Old Wrapping
  20. Energy Transfer Between Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Organic Dye Molecules
  21. Chemical Routes to Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) Substrates
  22. Plasmonic Cu/CuCl/Cu2S/Ag and Cu/CuCl/Cu2S/Au Supports with Peroxidase-Like Activity: Insights from Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
  23. n-Type Cu2O/α-Fe2O3 Heterojunctions by Electrochemical Deposition: Tuning of Cu2O Thickness for Maximum Photoelectrochemical Performance
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