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  • Title: Insights into structural defect formation in individual InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots under UV oxidation.
    Author: Baek H, Kang S, Heo J, Choi S, Kim R, Kim K, Ahn N, Yoon YG, Lee T, Chang JB, Lee KS, Park YG, Park J.
    Journal: Nat Commun; 2024 Feb 23; 15(1):1671. PubMed ID: 38396037.
    Abstract:
    InP/ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) stand as promising candidates for advancing QD-organic light-emitting diodes (QLED), but low emission efficiency due to their susceptibility to oxidation impedes applications. Structural defects play important roles in the emission efficiency degradation of QDs, but the formation mechanism of defects in oxidized QDs has been less investigated. Here, we investigated the impact of diverse structural defects formation on individual QDs and propagation during UV-facilitated oxidation using high-resolution (scanning) transmission electron microscopy. UV-facilitated oxidation of the QDs alters shell morphology by the formation of surface oxides, leaving ZnSe surfaces poorly passivated. Further oxidation leads to the formation of structural defects, such as dislocations, and induces strain at the oxide-QD interfaces, facilitating In diffusion from the QD core. These changes in the QD structures result in emission quenching. This study provides insight into the formation of structural defects through photo-oxidation, and their effects on emission properties of QDs.
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