Synthesis characterisation series of newly fabricated type II CdSe CdSe/CdTe nanocrystals and their optical properties

3rd International Conference on Chemical Engineering Sciences and Applications 2017

Ahmed, A.S.^1 ; Christopher, W.^2

Institute of Chemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University Khaipur (Mirs), Pakistan^1

School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester

M13 9PL, United Kingdom^2

关键词: Agglomerated structures;    Band-edge exciton state;    High surface-to-volume ratio;    Nanocrystalline semiconductors;    Quantum confinement effects;    Spherical nanocrystals;    Transient absorption measurements;    Ultrafast electronic dynamics;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/334/1/012043/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/334/1/012043

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Nanocrystalline semiconductors exhibit different properties due to two basic factors. They possess high surface to volume ratio and the actual size of particle can determine the electronic and physical properties of the material. The small size results in an observable quantum confinement effect, defined by the increasing bandgap accompanied by the quantization of the energy levels to discrete values. In present work we have synthesized the series of cadmium selenide/cadmium telluride (CdSe/CdTe) core/shell and CdSe/CdTe/CdS core/shell/shell to investigate the biexciton energy through transient absorption measurements. These structures are type II nanocrystals are with a hole in the shell and the electron confined to the core. We specifically investigate the effect of nanoparticle shape on the electronic structure and ultrafast electronic dynamics in the band-edge exciton states of CdSe quantum dots, nanorods, and nanoplatelets. Particle size was chosen to enable straightforward comparisons of the effects of particle shape on the spectra and dynamics without retuning the laser source. In our results the Uv-vis showed only a mild redshift in the first excitonic an elongated tail with increasing shell thickness. High resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) shows the slight agglomeration of the nanocrystals but still the size distribution was calculate able. Spherical small crystals ranging from 5.9 nm to 10 nm are observed. CdTe/CdSe structures were quasi spherical with a rough diameter 6 nm with some little agglomerated structure. . The spherical nanocrystals could be peanut shaped oriented along the c axis or the spherical only, which could explain the two peak emission. p-XRD results indicate the predominant wurtzite structure throughout.