Issue 19, 2017

Surface chemistry of cadmium sulfide magic-sized clusters: a window into ligand-nanoparticle interactions

Abstract

Optoelectronic properties of nanoparticles are intimately coupled to the complex physiochemical interplay between the inorganic core and the organic ligand shell. Magic-sized clusters, which are predominately surface atoms, provide a promising avenue to clarify these critical surface interactions. Whereas these interactions impact the surface of both nanoparticles and magic-sized clusters, we show here that only clusters manifest a shift in the excitonic peak by up to 0.4 eV upon solvent or ligand treatment. These results highlight the utility of the clusters as a probe of ligand–surface interactions.

Graphical abstract: Surface chemistry of cadmium sulfide magic-sized clusters: a window into ligand-nanoparticle interactions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 nov 2016
Accepted
07 feb 2017
First published
20 feb 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 2866-2869

Surface chemistry of cadmium sulfide magic-sized clusters: a window into ligand-nanoparticle interactions

D. R. Nevers, C. B. Williamson, T. Hanrath and R. D. Robinson, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 2866 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09549F

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