Abstract
We review the concept and the evolution of bandgap and wavefunction engineering, the seminal contributions of Dr. Chemla to the understanding of the rich phenomena displayed in epitaxially grown quantum confined systems, and demonstrate the application of these concepts to the colloidal synthesis of high quality type-II CdTe/CdSe quantum dots using successive ion layer adsorption and reaction chemistry. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that CdTe/CdSe can be synthesized layer by layer, yielding particles of narrow size distribution. Photoluminescence emission and excitation spectra reveal discrete type-II transitions, which correspond to energy lower than the type-I bandgap. The increase in the spatial separation between photoexcited electrons and holes as a function of successive addition of CdSe monolayers was monitored by photoluminescence lifetime measurements. Systematic increase in lifetimes demonstrates the high level of wavefunction engineering and control in these systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 82-90 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 318 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| State | Published - 15 Nov 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported with funding from the National Institute of Health, Grant No. 5-R01 EB000312-04, DARPA and AFOSR, Grant No. FA955004-10048. We also acknowledge the W.M. Keck Foundation for their support to this work from the W.M. Keck Epithelial Cell Cancer Biology Program at UCLA (Grant # 04074070). The authors thank Dr. Guido Zampighi and Dr. Sirus Kohan for providing accesses to their TEM facilities.