Engineering of Exciton Spatial Distribution in CdS Nanoplatelets.

Nano Letters
Yan ZhangXiaogang Peng

Abstract

Zinc-blende CdS nanoplatelets with atomically flat and very large {100} basal planes terminated solely by one type of element (either Cd or S atoms) are synthesized. Optical spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption, and transmission electron microscopy confirm that the surface structures of newly developed S-terminated CdS nanoplatelets are at least as well-defined as the original Cd-terminated nanoplatelets. Band gaps of the nanoplatelets are found to depend on not only the quantum-confined dimension (thickness) but also the nature of the surface termination. The facet structure dictates the packing of the ligands (carboxylate for Cd-terminated nanoplatelets and alkyl for S-terminated nanoplatelets), which causes a difference in the lattice strain and significantly affects the optical spectral width. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that engineering the exciton spatial distribution by the tailored synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals with a precisely controlled surface structure is fully possible, which should open a new door for delivering the long-promised potential of semiconductor nanocrystals.

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