Structural and optical properties of monodispersed ZnS/CdS/ZnO and ZnO/ZnS/CdS nanoparticles

Excellent luminescence properties of ZnS/CdS/ZnO and ZnO/ZnS/CdS nanocrystallites synthesized through a simple chemical method at room temperature are reported. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV–visible absorption and photoluminescence techniques were used to characterize the undoped ZnS, CdS and ZnO and the novel ZnS/CdS/ZnO and ZnO/ZnS/CdS nanoparticles. The optical properties of ZnS/CdS/ZnO and ZnO/ZnS/CdS nanoparticles reflect a combinational effect of the photoluminescent properties of ZnS, CdS and ZnO.     

ZnS/CdS/ZnS量子点量子阱的荧光衰减

采用反胶束方法制备了ZnS/CdS/ZnS量子点量子阱，并对其光谱性质进行了研究。结果表明所制得的量子点量子阱尺寸分布均匀，平均粒径为4.5nm，发光峰位于515nm左右，归属于CdS体内的施主－受主对复合。ZnS/CdS/ZnS量子点量子阱中CdS的发光比核－壳结构的ZnS/CdS量子点增强了近四倍，荧光寿命也有所增长。     

Auger process in CdS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots

Auger processes are investigated for CdS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots. Auger recombination (AR) lifetime and electron relaxation inside the core are computed. Using the effective-mass theory and by solving a three-dimension Schrödinger equation we predict the dependence of Auger relaxation on size of core-shell nanocrystals. We considered in this work different AR processes: the excited electron (EE), excited hole (EH), multiexciton AR type. Likewise, Auger multiexciton recombination rates are predicted for biexciton. Our results show that biexciton AR type is more efficient than the other AR process (excited electron (EE) and excited hole (EH)). We also found that electron Auger relaxation P→S is very efficient in core-shell nanostructures.     

HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点的制备与表征

采用一种简单的方法合成HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点。首先,以1-硫代甘油为稳定剂,在水相溶液中制备出HgTe核量子点;然后,采用外延生长法依次在HgTe核量子点表面包覆CdS和ZnS壳层,合成出最终具有稳定近红外发光的HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点。该合成方法仅需3个步骤,具有操作简单、成本低廉的优点。实验结果显示,当反应温度为90 ℃、反应溶液pH为11.0、反应加热回流时间为4 min时,HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点具有最高荧光量子产率36%。     

CdSe/CdS/ZnS 量子点体系中的超快载流子动力学

利用飞秒泵浦探测技术对CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点体系中的超快载流子动力学过程进行了研究. 通过选择不同波长的泵浦光分别激发样品壳层和核层,研究了载流子在壳层和核层中的超快动力学过程. 实验结果表明,载流子在CdS壳层导带中弛豫过程非常迅速(约130 fs),时间明显短于载流子在CdSe核层导带中的弛豫时间(约400 fs). 实验中也发现在CdS壳层和CdSe核层的分界面存在一定量的缺陷态.     

CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点光纤的增益研究

采用油相法合成了CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点,相对于CdSe量子点,其吸收光谱、发射光谱均发生了红移。利用COMSOL Multiphysics软件模拟CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点光纤和甲苯光纤的电场分布,结果表明CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点光纤的电场强度高于甲苯光纤。采用中心波长为532 nm的稳态半导体激光器作为光源,对甲苯光纤、CdSe/ZnS量子点光纤、CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点光纤进行电压信号测试,发现CdSe/ZnS量子点光纤和CdSe/CdS/ZnS量子点光纤的电压信号值相对于甲苯光纤电压信号值分别增强了6.28 mV和18.43 mV,表明双壳型量子点光纤的增益高于单壳型量子点。     

核壳结构CdS/ZnS纳米微粒的制备与光学特性

用微乳液法制备CdS纳米微粒 ,以ZnS对其进行表面修饰 ,得到具有核壳结构的CdS/ZnS纳米微粒 .采用X射线衍射 (XRD)、透射电镜 (TEM )表征其结构、粒度和形貌 ,紫外 可见吸收光谱 (UV)、光致发光光谱(PL)表征其光学特性 .制得的CdS近似呈球形 ,直径为 3.3nm ;以XRD和UV证实了CdS/ZnS核壳结构的实现 .研究了不同ZnS壳层厚度对CdS纳米微粒光学性能的影响 ,UV谱表明随着壳层厚度的增加纳米微粒的吸收带边有轻微的红移 ,同时短波吸收增强 ;PL谱表明壳层ZnS的包覆可减少CdS纳米微粒的表面缺陷 ,带边直接复合发光的几率增大 ,具有合适的壳层厚度时发光效率大大提高 .     

Decay of electronic excitations in CdS and CdS/ZnS colloidal quantum dots: spectral and kinetic investigations

Using the spectral methods of induced absorption, luminescence, and photostimulated luminescence flash, we have experimentally investigated processes of decay of electronic excitations in CdS colloidal quantum dots and in CdS/ZnS “core-shell” systems synthesized in gelatin by the sol-gel method. It has been shown that the decay of electronic excitations in colloidal quantum dots of this type is predominantly related to a fast localization of nonequilibrium charge carriers on surface defects and their subsequent recombination during times on the order of units and tens of picoseconds. The passage to core-shell systems eliminates, to a large extent, surface defects of the core, some of which are luminescence centers. However, upon using the sol-gel synthesis, a noticeable fraction of luminescence centers are formed in the interior of the CdS quantum dot, which, as well as in the case of CdS/ZnS systems, ensures localization of exciton, blocks its direct annihilation, and maintains recombination radiation.     

核-壳结构ZnS:Tb/CdS纳米晶的电致发光

利用微乳液方法合成出粒径为4nm的核．壳结构ZnS：Tb／CdS纳米晶。用XRD、TEM及荧光光谱等手段对合成的纳米晶的结构、形态和光学特性分别进行了表征。将ZnS：Tb／CdS纳米晶制作成有机-无机杂化结构电致发光器件,其结构为ITO／poly（3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene）：poly（styrene sulfonate）（PEDOT-PSS）（70nm）／poly（vinyleobarzale）（PVK）（100nm）／ZnS：Tb／CdS纳米晶（120nm）／2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline（BCP）（30nm）／LiF（1．0nm）／Al（100nm）。当驱动电压为13V时,可以测到Tb^3＋离子的两个特征峰。在电致发光光谱中未测到聚合物PVK的发光,说明电子和空穴是在纳米晶层上复合的。当驱动电压为25V时,得到器件的最大亮度为19cd／m^2。     

Electron–phonon interaction in CdS/ZnS quantum dot

Electron–phonon effects on the two first electronic states in both CdS and GaAs quantum dots are investigated. Both confined longitudinal optical (LO) and surface optical (SO) phonons are considered. We use the intermediate-type variational approach. We find that, shifts caused by phonon contribution on electronic energies are more significant for CdS quantum dot. We find, also, that, contrary to GaAs based quantum dots, we shouldn’t neglect the SO phonon contribution for CdS based ones, especially for small dots.     

Preparation and characterization of ZnS/CdS bi-layer for CdTe solar cell application

In this work, bilayer ZnS/CdS film was prepared as an improved window layer of CdTe solar cell. TEM was used to observe the cross section of the bilayer structure. The total thickness of ZnS/CdS film was about 60 nm, which could allow more photons to pass through it and contribute to the photocurrent. Optical properties of the bilayers were investigated using UV–vis spectroscopy. Compared with poor transmission of standard CdS film in the short wavelength range of 350–550 nm, the transmission of ZnS/CdS was improved and reached above 50%. The ZnS/CdS was annealed with CdCl₂. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to investigate its chemical properties. A possible diffusion between CdS and ZnS was observed after annealing. The efficiency of standard CdS/CdTe solar cell was 9.53%. The device based on ZnS/CdS window layer had a poor 6% efficiency. With annealing treatment on ZnS/CdS layer, the performance was improved and reached 10.3%. In addition, the homogeneity of solar cell performance was improved using ZnS/CdS window layer. A thin ZnS layer was quite effective to reduce the possible shunt paths and short parts of window layer and consequently contributed to fabrication of a homogeneous CdTe solar cell.     

单核/双壳结构CdSe/CdS/ZnS纳米晶的合成与发光性质

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂,在水溶液中合成了单核/双壳结构的CdSe/CdS/ZnS纳米晶。在内核CdSe和外壳ZnS之间的内壳CdS作为晶格匹配调节层,能够很好的改善核/壳界面处的性能,而且,最外层ZnS能够最大程度地使激子受限。用TEM和XPS对纳米晶进行了表征,并且用光致发光光谱和吸收光谱对不同核壳结构的纳米晶的发光性能进行了比较,结果表明单核/双壳结构的纳米晶具有更加优异的发光特性。     

The Dynamic Resistance of CdS/CdSe/ZnS Co-Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells

Quantum dots' sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) can create the high-performance and low-cost photovoltaic in the future. In this study, we synthesized the film of TiO₂/CdS/CdSe/ZnS photoanodes by successive ionic layer adsorption reaction (SILAR) method. The absorption spectra, photoluminescent spectra and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of the film TiO₂/CdS/CdSe/ZnS photoanodes show that the structure of energy levels in the conduction band (CB) of photoanode materials CdS, CdSe, and ZnS quantum dots (QDs) can absorb a great number of photons in each region and inject stimulated electrons quickly into the conduction band (CB) of TiO₂. Furthermore, we also studied the influence of the SILAR cycles on the dynamic resistance, the lifetime of electrons in QDSSCs through Nyquist and Bode.     

真空热蒸发制备CdS/ZnS核/壳异质结纳米线

将传统的真空热蒸发镀膜实验加以改进,先以催化剂辅助蒸发制备出CdS纳米线,再将其作为模板,以ZnS为蒸发源物质,二次蒸发包覆ZnS层,成功制备出大量的CdS/ZnS核/壳异质结纳米线.经X射线衍射、X射线能量色散谱、透射电镜分析表明,所得CdS/ZnS异质结纳米线的核心部分为CdS单晶纳米线,外层为ZnS多晶层.本文的实验方法简便易行,所得纳米结构在光电纳米器件领域有一定应用前景.     

Shell-dependent hole transport in highly luminescent CdSe-core CdS/ZnCdS/ZnS multi-shell nanocrystals

The photoinduced hole transfer dynamics from CdSe quantum dots (QDs), shelled with ZnS or CdS/CdZnS/ZnS layers, to organic hole transporting materials (HTMs) is investigated by absorption, steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The PL intensity and lifetime of the QDs are dramatically quenched when HTMs are added into the dilute QD solution. The quenching efficiency of the QDs significantly decreases with increasing the shell thickness and increases with decreasing the oxidation potential of the HTMs. These facts are correlated with the photoinduced hole transfer from the QDs to the HTMs. The above results are helpful in understanding the photoexcitation dynamics-related phenomena of organic molecule conjugated nano-object.     

Paramagnetic resonance of nickel doped ZnS and CdS crystals

EPR measurements were carried out on nickel doped ZnS and CdS crystals at 4.2°K and 9.3 Gc/sec. In ZnS crystals the isotropic line corresponding to the naturally occuring nickel isotopes ⁵⁸Ni and ⁶⁰Ni is significantly narrower than previously reported. The single line attributed to natural nickel has been observed in CdS crystals. The hyperfine structure has been studied on samples enriched in ⁶¹Ni. The angular dependence has been thoroughly investigated.     

核/壳结构ZnS : Mn/CdS纳米粒子的制备及发光

利用溶剂热法制备了Mn离子掺杂的ZnS纳米粒子(ZnS : Mn),利用沉淀法对ZnS ∶ Mn纳米粒子进行了不同厚度的CdS无机壳层包覆。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及光致发光(PL)光谱等手段对样品进行了表征。TEM显示粒子为球形,直径大约在14~18 nm之间。由XRD结果可以看出CdS壳层的形成过程受到了ZnS ∶ Mn核的影响,导致其结晶较差。XRD和XPS测量证明了ZnS : Mn/CdS的核壳结构。随着CdS壳层的增厚,样品的发光强度呈现一直减弱的现象。     

Spectral and Luminescence Properties of Sols and Coatings Containing CdS/ZnS QDs and Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Spectral and luminescence properties of sols and composition coatings containing cadmium and zinc sulfides and high-molecular polyvinylpyrrolidone have been studied. It is shown that the absorption spectra of colloidal solutions in the UV spectral range are determined by the quantum-confinement effect and exhibit a dependence of the absorption edge on the size of cadmium sulfide nanocrystals. The size of forming particles of metal sulfides has been found to decrease with an increase in the relative content of polyvinylpyrrolidone. It is shown that the order of mixing of the initial components when synthesizing sols also determines the difference in the size of forming particles and their spectral properties.