Tunable emission and morphology control of the Cu-In-S/ZnS quantum dots with dual stabilizer via microwave-assisted aqueous synthesis

Multinary quantum dots (QDs), owing to the large degree of freedom in their structure and composition, have a wide tunability in their bandgap and show an increased indeterminacy and complexity in their optical properties. In this work, a facile microwave-assisted aqueous route using sodium citrate...

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Published in:Journal of alloys and compounds 2017-12, Vol.729, p.1-8
Main Authors: Mei, Shiliang, Zhu, Jiatao, Yang, Wu, Wei, Xian, Zhang, Wanlu, Chen, Qiuhang, He, Liangjie, Jiang, Yun, Guo, Ruiqian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloy systems
Chemical synthesis
Cu-In-S/ZnS
Dual stabilizer
Emissions control
Microwave-assisted
Morphology
Morphology control
Optical properties
Quantum dots
Refluxing
Sodium citrate
Stability
Studies
Tunable emission
Zinc sulfide
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Summary:Multinary quantum dots (QDs), owing to the large degree of freedom in their structure and composition, have a wide tunability in their bandgap and show an increased indeterminacy and complexity in their optical properties. In this work, a facile microwave-assisted aqueous route using sodium citrate and thioglycolic acid (TGA) as dual stabilizer was utilized to synthesize Cu−In−S/ZnS (CIS/ZnS) core/shell QDs. The effects of the shell thickness, refluxing time, pH value, temperature, Cu/In ratio and stabilizer on the morphology and optical properties of the CIS/ZnS QDs have been systematically investigated. The results show that the morphology-controllable alloyed CIS/ZnS QDs with tunable emission from 533 nm to 666 nm and long PL lifetime can be obtained by varying the molar ratio of sodium citrate to TGA. The proposed microwave-assisted aqueous synthesis method for alloyed QDs is simple, rapid, with comparatively low reaction temperature. The as-prepared QDs with the size of 3.8 nm are promising materials for lighting and biological applications. •Cu-In-S/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were formed via a facile microwave-assisted aqueous route.•Dual stabilizer plays an important role in the tunable emission and shape control of the CIS/ZnS QDs.•The action mechanism of dual stabilizer on the tunability in the bandgap and morphology was proposed.•The ternary alloyed QDs show high fluorescence, low toxicity and long PL lifetime.
ISSN:0925-8388
1873-4669
DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.09.133