Electrostatically Driven Resonance Energy Transfer in an All-Quantum Dot Based Donor-Acceptor System

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Pradyut RoyPramod P Pillai

Abstract

Demonstration of fundamental photophysical properties in environmentally friendly quantum dots (QDs) is essential to realize their practical use in various light harvesting applications. We accomplish here an efficient light induced resonance energy transfer in all-QD based donor-acceptor system in water, deprived of any commonly used organic dye component. Our nanohybrid system comprises surface engineered indium phosphide/zinc sulfide (InP/ZnS) QD as the donor, and copper indium sulfide/zinc sulfide (CIS/ZnS) QD as the acceptor. The electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged QDs is vital in achieving a strong ground state complexation in the [-] InP/ZnS:::[+] CIS/ZnS QD nanohybrid. A nonlinear Stern-Volmer plot confirms the involvement of both static and dynamic components in the PL quenching of InP/ZnS QD by CIS/ZnS QD. Moreover, a temporal evolution of resonance energy transfer is realized in the solid state as well, which can improve the potential of such "all-green QD" based nanohybrid systems for device level studies.

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