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Optical Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanoclusters: Effects of Size, Stoichiometry and Surface Alloying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

D.E. Bliss ,
J.P. Wilcoxon ,
P.P. Newcomer  and
G.A. Samara
D.E. Bliss
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. 87185-0345.
J.P. Wilcoxon
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. 87185-0345.
P.P. Newcomer
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. 87185-0345.
G.A. Samara
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. 87185-0345.
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Abstract

The optical absorption and photoluminescence properties of nanosize PbS clusters synthesized in inverse micelles are presented. Relative to bulk crystals, the bandgap of PbS nanoclusters is significantly blue shifted from the near-IR into the visible and near-UV region with decreasing cluster size. The optical absorption spectra for clusters with a diameter of ∼2.5-3 nm contain a molecular-like feature at 284 nm (4.37eV) which matches the absorption of diatomic PbS. The main photoluminescence band occurs at 520 nm and is due to recombination at surface states. The PLE spectrum of the 520 nm band has a minimum which coincides with the absorption peak. The absorption line is interpreted to arise from a pre-dissociative excitation of PbS molecules on the surface. The PLE band is interpreted to be an excitation of molecular-like levels in the interior of the cluster. Evidence from size, stoichiometry and surface alloy (Au) dependent properties supports this interpretation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 358: Symposium F – Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors , 1994 , 265
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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