Abstract

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are attracting research interest because of their unique optical properties that result from the quantum confinement effect. ZnSe QDs, which are II–VI semiconductors, offer a wide direct bandgap (2.7 eV), making them promising for applications such as light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, and biomedical labeling. In the present work, colloidal ZnSe (QDs) were synthesized by the hot-injection method with a Zn:Se ratio of 1:1. The optical properties of ZnSe QDs obtained at different reaction times were investigated by spectrophotometric UV–vis absorption and emission measurements. The as-synthesized ZnSe QDs exhibit blue excitonic emission, and no defect emission was detected. Transmission electron micrographs indicated that the QDs have a spherical morphology with dimensions ranging from 3.69 to 4.53 nm. In particular, the Brus model was applied to demonstrate a correlation between the QD sizes and the optical bandgaps obtained from Tauc plots.

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Title
Reaction-dependent optical behavior and theoretical perspectives of colloidal ZnSe quantum dots
Author
Nguyen, Duy Hoang 1 ; Kim, Sung Hun 1 ; Lee, Joon Sue 2 ; Lee, Dong Su 3 ; Lee, Hong Seok 1 

 Research Institute Physics and Chemistry, Jeonbuk National University, Department of Physics, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411545.0) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 4320) 
 University of Tennessee, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Knoxville, USA (GRID:grid.411461.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2315 1184) 
 Institute of Advanced Composite Materials, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.35541.36) (ISNI:0000000121053345) 
Pages
13982
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3068991246
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.