Photoinduced Rotation of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals in an Electric Field

Porotnikov, Dmitry; Harankahage, Dulanjan; Ellison, Cole; Yang, Mingrui; Cassidy, James; Zamkov, Mikhail

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01327

Photoinduced Rotation of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals in an Electric Field

Journal Article · Wed May 26 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01327· OSTI ID:1831433

Porotnikov, Dmitry ^[1]; Harankahage, Dulanjan ^[2]; Ellison, Cole ^[2]; Yang, Mingrui ^[2]; Cassidy, James ^[2]; ^[2]

Bowling Green State Univ., OH (United States); BGSU
Bowling Green State Univ., OH (United States)

In this work, we demonstrate that solution-phase semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) undergo photoinduced rotation in an external electric field. Present measurements backed by theoretical calculations show that the rotation of colloidal NCs is driven by the excited-state dipole moment, which is counterbalanced by the solvent viscosity drag. Corresponding angular velocities range from 0.5°/ns for cubic CsPbBr₃ NCs to 3°/ns for nanoparticles with a large photoinduced charge separation (CdSe/CdS core–shell and dot-in-a-rod NCs). Because of photoinduced rotation, solution-phase semiconductor NCs exhibited an order-of-magnitude increase in the spectral changes caused by the quantum confined Stark effect (QCSE), compared to solid NC assemblies. The enhanced QCSE of colloidal NCs reflected their global alignment in solution, which could be retained in a solid environment by slow crystallization. Overall, we expect that the demonstrated phenomenon of the colloidal nanocrystal rotation in an electric field will open up new avenues for developing electro-optical and voltage-sensitive applications.

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Research Organization:: Bowling Green State Univ., OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016872

OSTI ID:: 1831433

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1865411

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 21; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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