Ensemble brightening and enhanced quantum yield in size-purified silicon nanocrystals

Miller, Joseph B.; Van Sickle, Austin R.; Anthony, Rebecca J.; Kroll, Daniel M.; Kortshagen, Uwe R.; Hobbie, Erik K.

doi:10.1021/nn302524k

Title: Ensemble brightening and enhanced quantum yield in size-purified silicon nanocrystals

Journal Article · Wed Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/nn302524k· OSTI ID:1053187

Miller, Joseph B. ^[1]; Van Sickle, Austin R. ^[1]; Anthony, Rebecca J. ^[2]; Kroll, Daniel M. ^[1]; Kortshagen, Uwe R. ^[1]; Hobbie, Erik K. ^[1]

North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (United States)
Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Here, we report on the quantum yield, photoluminescence (PL) lifetime and ensemble photoluminescent stability of highly monodisperse plasma-synthesized silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) prepared though density-gradient ultracentrifugation in mixed organic solvents. Improved size uniformity leads to a reduction in PL line width and the emergence of entropic order in dry nanocrystal films. We find excellent agreement with the anticipated trends of quantum confinement in nanocrystalline silicon, with a solution quantum yield that is independent of nanocrystal size for the larger fractions but decreases dramatically with size for the smaller fractions. We also find a significant PL enhancement in films assembled from the fractions, and we use a combination of measurement, simulation and modeling to link this ‘brightening’ to a temporally enhanced quantum yield arising from SiNC interactions in ordered ensembles of monodisperse nanocrystals. Using an appropriate excitation scheme, we exploit this enhancement to achieve photostable emission.

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Research Organization:: North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG36-08GO88160

OSTI ID:: 1053187

Report Number(s):: DOE/GO/88160-46

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Vol. 6, Issue 8; ISSN 1936-0851

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