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ArticleNature communications2024

Insights into structural defect formation in individual InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots under UV oxidation.

Hayeon Baek, Sungsu Kang, Junyoung Heo, Soonmi Choi, Ran Kim, Kihyun Kim, Nari Ahn, Yeo-Geon Yoon, Taekjoon Lee, Jae Bok Chang and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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13 authors.

Hayeon Baek *School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sungsu Kang *School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Junyoung HeoSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Soonmi ChoiSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Ran KimSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Kihyun KimSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Nari AhnSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Yeo-Geon YoonSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Taekjoon LeeSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Jae Bok ChangSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Kyung Sig LeeSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Young-Gil ParkSamsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. younggil.park@samsung.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1117-3236
Jungwon ParkSchool of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jungwonpark@snu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-4331

Funding

Institute for Basic Science (IBS) IBS-R006-D1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) stand as promising candidates for advancing QD-organic light-emitting diodes (QLED), but low emission efficiency due to their susceptibility to oxidation impedes applications. Structural defects play important roles in the emission efficiency degradation of QDs, but the formation mechanism of defects in oxidized QDs has been less investigated. Here, we investigated the impact of diverse structural defects formation on individual QDs and propagation during UV-facilitated oxidation using high-resolution (scanning) transmission electron microscopy. UV-facilitated oxidation of the QDs alters shell morphology by the formation of surface oxides, leaving ZnSe surfaces poorly passivated. Further oxidation leads to the formation of structural defects, such as dislocations, and induces strain at the oxide-QD interfaces, facilitating In diffusion from the QD core. These changes in the QD structures result in emission quenching. This study provides insight into the formation of structural defects through photo-oxidation, and their effects on emission properties of QDs.

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