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ArticleNature communications2024

Controlling light emission from semiconductor nanoplatelets using surface chemistry.

Michael W Swift, Alexander L Efros, Steven C Erwin

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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 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michael W SwiftCenter for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. michael.w.swift5.civ@us.navy.mil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2974-6052
Alexander L EfrosCenter for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. alex.l.efros.civ@us.navy.mil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1938-553X
Steven C ErwinCenter for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. steven.c.erwin.civ@us.navy.mil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9675-9411

Funding

United States Department of Defense | United States Navy | Office of Naval Research (ONR) NRL Base Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Semiconductor nanoplatelets are atomically flat nanocrystals which emit light with high spectral purity at wavelengths controlled by their thickness. Despite their technological potential, efforts to further sharpen the emission lines of nanoplatelets have generally failed for unknown reasons. Here, we demonstrate theoretically that the linewidth is controlled by surface chemistry-specifically, inhomogeneities in the ligand layer on the nanoplatelet surface lead to a spatially fluctuating potential that localizes excitons. This localization leads to increased scattering and optical broadening. Importantly, localization also reduces the rate of radiative emission. Our model explains the observed linewidth and predicts that a more uniform ligand layer will sharpen the lines and increase the emission rates. These findings demonstrate that light emission from nanoplatelets can be controlled by optimizing their surface chemistry, an important advantage for their eventual use in optical technologies.

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PMID39231939
PMCPMC11374790

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