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Effect of the indium myristate precursor concentration on the structural, optical, chemical surface, and electronic properties of InP quantum dots passivated with ZnS

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In this work, we present results on the synthesis and characterization of InP and InP@ZnS quantum dots (QDs), grown using a single-step chemical synthesis method without injection of hot precursors, varying the concentration of indium myristate in both cases. It was found a color variation of the QDs in solution due to the quantum confinement effects when the nanoparticle sizes are smaller than the exciton Bohr radius. The band-gap energy of the samples was determined from the absorption spectra. From the photoluminescence (PL) spectra, emission peaks located in the range from 2.1 to 3.0 eV were observed. Furthermore, an enhanced PL emission due to a passivation effect in the ZnS-covered InP QDs was obtained. From X-ray diffraction (XRD), it was shown the presence of crystalline phases of the InP, ZnS, and In2O3 nanoparticles, with sizes ranging from 8 to 10 nm as determined by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, it was confirmed the formation of InP, ZnS, and In2O3; moreover, by means of a valence band analysis, the electronic structure of the samples was further investigated. The effect of the indium myristate precursor concentration on the optical, structural, surface chemical, and electronic properties of InP and InP@ZnS QDs will be discussed.

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Acknowledgements

Authors are thankful to CONACYT (Projects Number 240908 and 205733) and CINVESTAV-IPN for financial support. We also thank the Center for Nanosciences and Micro and Nanotechnologies of the IPN. In addition, we thank Dr. Marcela Guerrero and Dr. Angel Guillén for their technical assistance. We acknowledge to Prof. Jaime Santoyo-Salazar and Prof. Daniel Bahena for enlightening discussions.

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  1. Programa de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N, A.P. 14-740, 07360, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    D. A. Granada-Ramirez & J. P. Luna-Arias

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Sección de Electrónica del Estado Sólido, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N, A.P. 14-740, 07360, Ciudad de México, Mexico

    J. S. Arias-Cerón

  3. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

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  5. Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas del I.P.N, 07340, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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  6. Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N, A.P. 14-740, 07360, Ciudad de México, Mexico

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Granada-Ramirez, D.A., Arias-Cerón, J.S., Gómez-Herrera, M.L. et al. Effect of the indium myristate precursor concentration on the structural, optical, chemical surface, and electronic properties of InP quantum dots passivated with ZnS. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 4885–4894 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-00783-6

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