Issue 27, 2018

Deciphering hot- and multi-exciton dynamics in core–shell QDs by 2D electronic spectroscopies

Abstract

Although the harnessing of multiple and hot excitons is a prerequisite for many of the groundbreaking applications of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), the characterization of their dynamics through conventional spectroscopic techniques is cumbersome. Here, we show how a careful analysis of 2DES maps acquired in different configurations (BOXCARS and pump–probe geometry) allows the tracking and visualization of intraband Auger relaxation mechanisms, driving the hot carrier cooling, and interband bi- and tri-exciton recombination dynamics. The results obtained on archetypal core–shell CdSe/ZnS QDs suggest that, given the global analysis of the resulting datasets, 2D electronic spectroscopy techniques can successfully and efficiently dispel the intertwined dynamics of fast and ultrafast recombination processes in nanomaterials. Hence, we propose this analysis scheme to be used in future research on novel quantum confined systems.

Graphical abstract: Deciphering hot- and multi-exciton dynamics in core–shell QDs by 2D electronic spectroscopies

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Apr 2018
Accepted
18 Jun 2018
First published
02 Jul 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 18176-18183

Deciphering hot- and multi-exciton dynamics in core–shell QDs by 2D electronic spectroscopies

M. Righetto, L. Bolzonello, A. Volpato, G. Amoruso, A. Panniello, E. Fanizza, M. Striccoli and E. Collini, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 18176 DOI: 10.1039/C8CP02574F

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