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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 10(26): 22356-22362, 2018 Jul 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29893110

RESUMEN

Colloidal nanocrystals are a promising fluorescent class of materials whose spontaneous emission features can be tuned over a broad spectral range via their composition, geometry, and size. However, toward embedding nanocrystal films in elaborated device geometries, one significant drawback is the sensitivity of their emission properties on further fabrication processes like lithography, metal or oxide deposition, etc. In this work, we demonstrate how bright-emitting and robust thin films can be obtained by combining nanocrystal deposition from solutions via spin coating with subsequent atomic layer deposition of alumina. For the resulting composite films, the layer thickness can be controlled on the nanoscale and their refractive index can be finely tuned by the amount of deposited alumina. Ellipsometry is used to measure the real and imaginary part of the dielectric permittivity, which gives direct access to the wavelength dependent refractive index and absorbance of the film. Detailed analysis of the photophysics of thin films of core-shell nanocrystals with different shapes and different shell thicknesses allows to correlate the behavior of the photoluminescence and of the decay lifetime to the changes in the nonradiative rate that are induced by the alumina deposition. We show that the photoemission properties of such composite films are stable in wavelength and intensity over several months and that the photoluminescence completely recovers from heating processes up to 240 °C. The latter is particularly interesting since it demonstrates robustness to the typical heat treatment that is needed in several process steps like resist-based lithography and deposition by thermal or electron beam evaporation of metals or oxides.

2.
Nat Commun ; 9(1): 505, 2018 02 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29410426

RESUMEN

Cation exchange is a versatile tool to control the composition of nanocrystals, and recently deterministic patterning could be achieved by combining it with lithography techniques. Regarding single nanocrystal structures, such spatial control of cation exchange enables the design of heterostructures, which can be integrated in functional optoelectronic elements. In this work, we fabricate nanowire CdSe/Cu2Se heterojunctions by masking cation exchange via electron-beam irradiation, such that cation exchange proceeds only in the non-irradiated sections. Interestingly, the heterojunction interfaces are almost atomically sharp, and the adjacent CdSe and Cu2Se domains exhibit epitaxial relationships. We show that the cation exchange at the CdSe/Cu2Se interface is only possible if the displaced Cd2+ ions can radially out-diffuse to the solution phase. If this exit pathway is blocked, the cation exchange cannot occur. Our technique allows one to transform already contacted single nanowires, and the obtained heterojunction nanowires manifest a noticeable gain in conductance.

3.
Nanoscale Res Lett ; 7(1): 450, 2012 Aug 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22876790

RESUMEN

A simple method for the fabrication of porous silicon (Si) by metal-assisted etching was developed using gold nanoparticles as catalytic sites. The etching masks were prepared by spin-coating of colloidal gold nanoparticles onto Si. An appropriate functionalization of the gold nanoparticle surface prior to the deposition step enabled the formation of quasi-hexagonally ordered arrays by self-assembly which were translated into an array of pores by subsequent etching in HF solution containing H2O2. The quality of the pattern transfer depended on the chosen preparation conditions for the gold nanoparticle etching mask. The influence of the Si surface properties was investigated by using either hydrophilic or hydrophobic Si substrates resulting from piranha solution or HF treatment, respectively. The polymer-coated gold nanoparticles had to be thermally treated in order to provide a direct contact at the metal/Si interface which is required for the following metal-assisted etching. Plasma treatment as well as flame annealing was successfully applied. The best results were obtained for Si substrates which were flame annealed in order to remove the polymer matrix - independent of the substrate surface properties prior to spin-coating (hydrophilic or hydrophobic). The presented method opens up new resources for the fabrication of porous silicon by metal-assisted etching. Here, a vast variety of metal nanoparticles accessible by well-established wet-chemical synthesis can be employed for the fabrication of the etching masks.

4.
Nano Lett ; 11(11): 4897-901, 2011 Nov 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21972866

RESUMEN

We studied the optical response from more than 13, 000 individual photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes interacting with spherical gold nanoparticles. The nanodots were arranged in a quasi-hexagonal array by diblock copolymer micellar nanolithography. Exciting the proteins within the spectral range of the nanoparticles' plasmon resonance yields a clear enhancement of the protein fluorescence intensity, whereas excitation far out of the plasmon resonance features no effect. This result indicates a strategy for the construction of efficient hybrid light-harvesting devices.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes/química , Nanoestructuras/química , Nanoestructuras/ultraestructura , Proteínas/química , Refractometría/métodos , Espectrometría de Fluorescencia/métodos , Resonancia por Plasmón de Superficie/métodos , Absorción , Ensayo de Materiales
5.
Nanoscale ; 3(7): 2964-70, 2011 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21643586

RESUMEN

We studied the optical absorption and photoconductive properties of thin films consisting of core-shell octapod-shaped nanocrystals, which consisted of CdS pods that branch out from a CdSe core. The current-voltage characteristics were measured at room and cryogenic temperatures and agreed well with a phenomenological exponential fitting model, from which we could extract the sheet resistance and the average voltage barrier for the charge tunneling between the octapods. The temperature dependence of the photocurrent showed temperature activated behavior above 220 K and a non-Arrhenius exponential (T/T(0))(n) dispersion below 220 K. Furthermore, we mapped the photocurrent generation within the octapod film via scanning photocurrent microscopy, which revealed photocurrent enhancement near micron-size voids and spatial shifts of the photocurrent maxima with bias voltage.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Cadmio/química , Coloides/química , Nanopartículas/química , Compuestos de Selenio/química , Sulfuros/química , Electricidad , Electrodos , Microscopía Confocal , Nanopartículas/ultraestructura , Temperatura
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Nano Lett ; 7(10): 2942-50, 2007 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17845067

RESUMEN

Key limitations of the colloidal semiconductor nanorods that have been reported so far are a significant distribution of lengths and diameters as well as the presence of irregular shapes produced by the current synthetic routes and, finally, the poor ability to fabricate large areas of oriented nanorod arrays. Here, we report a seeded-growth approach to the synthesis of asymmetric core-shell CdSe/CdS nanorods with regular shapes and narrow distributions of rod diameters and lengths, the latter being easily tunable up to 150 nm. These rods are highly fluorescent and show linearly polarized emission, whereby the emission energy depends mainly on the core diameter. We demonstrate their lateral alignment as well as their vertical self-alignment on substrates up to areas of several square micrometers.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Cadmio/química , Cristalización/métodos , Nanotecnología/métodos , Nanotubos/química , Nanotubos/ultraestructura , Compuestos de Selenio/química , Espectrometría de Fluorescencia/métodos , Sulfuros/química , Sustancias Macromoleculares/química , Ensayo de Materiales , Conformación Molecular , Tamaño de la Partícula , Propiedades de Superficie
8.
Nano Lett ; 7(2): 476-9, 2007 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17243753

RESUMEN

We investigated the optical phonon excitations of laterally aligned nanorod arrays by resonant Raman scattering. We observed a strong suppression of the surface-optical phonon modes in the closely packed aligned arrays and a small asymmetry in the longitudinal-optical phonon peak with respect to the rod alignment orientation. These observations can be explained by the spatial distribution of the potential of the different phonon modes derived from the first principles calculations.

10.
J Phys Chem B ; 110(35): 17334-8, 2006 Sep 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16942067

RESUMEN

We present transient absorption studies with femtosecond time resolution on the electron-hole dynamics in CdTe tetrapod nanostructures. Electron-hole pairs are generated by optical excitation in the visible spectral range, and an immediate bleach and induced absorption signal are observed. The relaxation dynamics to the lowest excitonic state is completed in about 6 ps. Experiments with polarized excitation pulses give information about the localization of the excited-state wave functions. The influence of the nanocrystal shape on the optical properties of CdTe nanoparticles is discussed.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Cadmio/química , Química Física/métodos , Nanopartículas/química , Telurio/química , Anisotropía , Electrones , Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión , Modelos Químicos , Conformación Molecular , Nanoestructuras/química , Espectrofotometría , Electricidad Estática , Factores de Tiempo
11.
Nano Lett ; 6(3): 478-82, 2006 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16522046

RESUMEN

We investigated CdTe nanocrystal tetrapods of different sizes by resonant inelastic light scattering at room temperature and under cryogenic conditions. We observe a strongly resonant behavior of the phonon scattering with the excitonic structure of the tetrapods. Under resonant conditions we detect a set of phonon modes that can be understood as confined longitudinal-optical phonons, surface-optical phonons, and transverse-optical phonons in a nanowire picture.

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J Am Chem Soc ; 128(3): 748-55, 2006 Jan 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16417364

RESUMEN

Branching in semiconductor nanocrystals, which leads to tetrapods and to more complex architectures, is the subject of intensive investigation. Here we support the model according to which branching in CdTe nanocrystals is driven by the formation of multiple wurtzite twins. This is in contrast to previous models for this material. We found that twinning, as well as anisotropic growth, can be triggered by the presence of suitable molecules, such as for instance methylphosphonic acid. In the case of CdTe nanocrystals, we designed a robust growth scheme in which the variation of a single parameter (the concentration of methylphosphonic acid in solution) leads to the controlled formation of nanocrystals with shapes ranging from spheres to anisotropic structures with varying level of branching, as both twinning and anisotropic growth are progressively favored. We believe that these concepts can be extended to other nanocrystal systems.

13.
Nano Lett ; 5(3): 445-9, 2005 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15755092

RESUMEN

PbSe nanocrystals with rock-salt structure are grown on the tips of colloidal CdS and CdSe nanorods. The facets of wurtzite rods provide a substrate with various degrees of reactivity for the growth of PbSe. The presence of dangling Cd bonds may explain subtle differences between nonequivalent facets resulting in the selective nucleation of PbSe only on one of the two tips of each CdS rod. This approach has the potential to facilitate the fabrication of heterostructures with tailored optical and electronic properties.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Cadmio/química , Cristalización/métodos , Plomo/química , Nanotecnología/métodos , Nanotubos/química , Nanotubos/ultraestructura , Compuestos de Selenio/química , Semiconductores , Sulfuros/química , Adsorción , Compuestos de Cadmio/análisis , Coloides/análisis , Coloides/química , Plomo/análisis , Ensayo de Materiales , Conformación Molecular , Nanotubos/análisis , Tamaño de la Partícula , Compuestos de Selenio/análisis , Sulfuros/análisis
14.
Nano Lett ; 5(2): 331-8, 2005 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15794621

RESUMEN

Cytotoxicity of CdSe and CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles has been investigated for different surface modifications such as coating with mercaptopropionic acid, silanization, and polymer coating. For all cases, quantitative values for the onset of cytotoxic effects in serum-free culture media are given. These values are correlated with microscope images in which the uptake of the particles by the cells has been investigated. Our data suggest that in addition to the release of toxic Cd(2+) ions from the particles also their surface chemistry, in particular their stability toward aggregation, plays an important role for cytotoxic effects. Additional patch clamp experiments investigate effects of the particles on currents through ion channels.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Mama/metabolismo , Compuestos de Cadmio/efectos adversos , Compuestos de Cadmio/farmacocinética , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Nanotubos/efectos adversos , Compuestos de Selenio/efectos adversos , Compuestos de Selenio/farmacocinética , Sulfuros/efectos adversos , Sulfuros/farmacocinética , Compuestos de Zinc/efectos adversos , Compuestos de Zinc/farmacocinética , Animales , Materiales Biocompatibles/efectos adversos , Materiales Biocompatibles/farmacocinética , Neoplasias de la Mama/patología , Células CHO , Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Coloides/efectos adversos , Coloides/farmacocinética , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos , Fibroblastos/patología , Ensayo de Materiales , Medición de Riesgo/métodos , Factores de Riesgo
15.
Small ; 1(1): 48-63, 2005 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17193348

RESUMEN

In this Review, we describe the synthesis of high-quality colloidal nanoparticles in organic solvents, the mechanisms by which they can be transferred into aqueous solution, and some of their applications in biology. In particular, we will place emphasis on the creation of multifunctional nanoparticles or nanoparticle assemblies.


Asunto(s)
Coloides/síntesis química , Coloides/farmacocinética , Cristalización , Nanopartículas/química , Animales , Células Cultivadas/metabolismo , Coloides/química , ADN/química , Difusión , Electroforesis/métodos , Humanos , Ligandos , Oligonucleótidos/química , Soluciones/química , Solventes/química , Tensoactivos/química
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