Photoluminescence of 2D and 3D quantum dots synthesized by laser-ultrasonic treatment on van der Waals materials

Abstract

A two-stage method for synthesis of van der Waals quantum dots in a liquid by laser ablation of the initial material followed by ultrasonic treatment of the samples is proposed and implemented. The use of various initial samples in the form of pressed powder targets or transition metal dichalcogenide crystals allows the fabrication of both three-dimensional and flat few-layer quantum dots that are capable of exhibiting a photoluminescent response in a wide spectral range. The possibility of straightforward control of photoluminescence spectra in ensembles of MoS₂, WS₂, MoSe₂, and WSe₂ quantum dots with wide-size dispersions by tuning the pump laser wavelength is shown.