Self-Assembly of Quantum Dot–Gold Heterodimer Nanocrystals with Orientational Order

Zhu, Hua; Fan, Zhaochuan; Yuan, Yucheng; Wilson, Mitchell A.; Hills-Kimball, Katie; Wei, Zichao; He, Jie; Li, Ruipeng; Grünwald, Michael; Chen, Ou

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01860

Self-Assembly of Quantum Dot–Gold Heterodimer Nanocrystals with Orientational Order

Journal Article · Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01860· OSTI ID:1475146

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Brown Univ., Providence, RI (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)

The self-assembly of nanocrystals into ordered superlattices is a powerful strategy for the production of functional nanomaterials. The assembly of well-ordered target structures, however, requires control over the building blocks’ size and shape as well as their interactions. While nanocrystals with homogeneous composition are now routinely synthesized with high precision and assembled into various ordered structures, high-quality multicomponent nanocrystals and their ordered assemblies are rarely reported. In this paper, we demonstrate the synthesis of quantum dot–gold (QD-Au) heterodimers. These heterodimers possess a uniform shape and narrow size distribution and are capped with oleylamine and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB). Assembly of the heterodimers results in a superlattice with long-range orientational alignment of dimers. Using synchrotron-based X-ray measurements, we characterize the complex superstructure formed from the dimers. Molecular dynamics simulations of a coarse-grained model suggest that anisotropic interactions between the quantum dot and gold components of the dimer drive superlattice formation. The high degree of orientational order demonstrated in this work is a potential route to nanomaterials with useful optoelectronic properties.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1475146

Report Number(s):: BNL--209103-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 18; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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