Semiconductor Nanocrystal Engineering by Applying Thiol- and Solvent-Coordinated Cation Exchange Kinetics

Bing Bai, Meng Xu, Nan Li, Wenxing Chen, Jiajia Liu, Jia Liu, Hongpan Rong, Dieter Fenske, Jiatao Zhang*

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4852-4857
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume58
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • cation exchange kinetics
  • colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals
  • doping
  • heterostructures
  • nanocrystal engineering

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