Energy transfer in near-infrared photoluminescent PbS/CdS quantum dot-based three-dimensional networks and films

authored by

Denis Pluta, Rebecca T. Graf, Dirk Dorfs, Nadja C. Bigall

Abstract

Nanocrystal (NC) assemblies, such as films or NC-based three-dimensional networks, provide insight into the nanoscopic properties of their building blocks, and are macroscopic materials. In NC assemblies in general, interactions between the building blocks have to be considered, since a decrease of the distance between the NCs allows phenomena such as energy transfer to occur. Novel quantum dot-based aerogels with optical properties in the near-infrared (NIR) region are not characterized in terms of these important properties in the literature, while the structural complexity of these networks raises questions about the interactions within. Since knowledge about the physical phenomena is vital for applications, we here investigate the photoluminescence (PL) of PbS/CdS QD-based assemblies, namely drop-cast films and aerogels with steady-state measurements at cryogenic temperatures and time-resolved measurements at room temperature. We find multiple emissive in-gap states (IGS), and a correlation between the number of nearest QD neighbors, the distance between the QDs in the assemblies and the non-radiative recombination rate by linking the observations to different energy transfer phenomena.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

External Organisation(s)

Universität Hamburg

Type

Article

Journal

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volume

26

Pages

25828-25836

No. of pages

9

ISSN

1463-9076

Publication date

21.09.2024

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cp02427c (Access: Open)