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Demystifying Trion Emission in CdSe Nanoplatelets

At cryogenic temperatures, the photoluminescence spectrum of CdSe nanoplatelets (NPLs) usually consists of multiple emission lines, the origin of which is still under debate. While there seems to be consensus that both neutral excitons and trions contribute to the NPL emission, the prominent role of...

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Published in:ACS nano 2024-09, Vol.18 (35), p.24523-24531
Main Authors: Riesner, Maurizio, Shabani, Farzan, Zeylmans van Emmichoven, Levin, Klein, Julian, Delikanli, Savas, Fainblat, Rachel, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Bacher, Gerd
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Language:English
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Summary:At cryogenic temperatures, the photoluminescence spectrum of CdSe nanoplatelets (NPLs) usually consists of multiple emission lines, the origin of which is still under debate. While there seems to be consensus that both neutral excitons and trions contribute to the NPL emission, the prominent role of trions is rather puzzling. In this work, we demonstrate that Förster resonant energy transfer in stacks of NPLs combined with hole trap states in specific NPLs within the stack trigger trion formation, while single NPL spectra are dominated by neutral excitonic emission. This interpretation is verified by implementing copper (Cu+) dopants into the lattice as intentional hole traps. Trion emission gets strongly enhanced, and due to the large amount of hole trapping Cu+ states in each single NPL, trion formation does not necessarily require stacking of NPLs. Thus, the ratio between trion and neutral exciton emission can be controlled by either changing the amount of stacked NPLs during sample preparation or implementing copper dopants into the lattice which act as additional hole traps.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.4c08776