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ArticleACS nano2026

Bound Exciton Complexes in Near-Infrared Emitting Quantum Shells.

Dulanjan Harankahage, Divesh Nazar, Korneel Molkens, Mykhailo V Bondarchuk, Christopher M Hicks, Andrew A Marder, Michael Montemurri, Adam Roach, Ivo Tanghe, Liangfeng Sun and 8 more

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Article in ACS nano, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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18 authors.

Dulanjan HarankahageThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
Divesh NazarThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.ORCID 0009-0009-0246-6174
Korneel MolkensPhysics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, Gent 9000, Belgium.
Mykhailo V BondarchukThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
Christopher M HicksThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.ORCID 0009-0009-6308-9739
Andrew A MarderDepartment of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8981-9762
Michael MontemurriDepartment of Physics AndAstronomy, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
Adam RoachThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.
Ivo TanghePhysics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, Gent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9241-5585
Liangfeng SunThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0527-1777
Richard D SchallerCenter for Nanomaterials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9696-8830
Benjamin T DirollCenter for Nanomaterials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3488-0213
Anton V MalkoDepartment of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75080, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6410-7112
Alexander N TarnovskyThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7918-2676
Dries van ThourhoutPhotonics Research Group, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, Gent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0111-431X
Zeger HensPhysics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, Gent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7041-3375
Pieter GeiregatPhysics and Chemistry of Nanostructures, Ghent University, Gent 9000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7217-8738
Mikhail ZamkovThe Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8638-2972

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Near-infrared (NIR) light sources based on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) represent a scalable, low-cost alternative to epitaxial semiconductor platforms. However, their performance remains hindered by rapid Auger recombination, a problem that is particularly pronounced in narrow-bandgap materials. Here, we report on CdS/HgS/CdS and CdS/HgCdSe/ZnS quantum shells (QSs), a class of spherical quantum wells specifically engineered for a suppression of nonradiative Auger processes. Fabricated QSs exhibit tunable NIR emission with photoluminescence quantum yields reaching ∼60% below 1000 nm and up to 30% near 1300 nm. Optical gain and stimulated emission were observed in CdS/HgS/CdS QSs. In contrast, CdS/HgCdSe/ZnS QSs displayed a photoinduced absorption in lieu of optical gain despite demonstrating a comparatively stronger Auger suppression. Transient absorption spectroscopy revealed that this phenomenon arises from the formation of bound multiexciton complexes that induce long-lived sub-bandgap multiexciton states. The observation of such bound excitonic clusters at room temperature offers a pathway toward nonlinear NIR photonic phenomena, including biexciton-exciton cascade emission, optical modulation, and single-exciton gain.

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Auger recombinationfiberopticsnear-infraredphotodetectorsquantum dotstelecommunications

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PMCPMC12874638

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