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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 114, Issue 28, Pages 12069-12077Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp100415k
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An investigation of the photoinduced fluorescence enhancement (PFE) behavior of CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots deposited at low densities, under anhydrous and controlled water humidity, under oxygen or argon, is presented. The photoluminescence properties of CdSe/ZnS QDs are highly dependent upon the local gaseous environment. Under anhydrous conditions, under either oxygen or argon, there was no observed PFE, even though there were remarkable differences in the photoluminescence spectra. Under argon, (i) the initial photoluminescence properties are independent of humidity level; however, (ii) the PFE effect observed is highly dependent on the environmental humidity levels. Under oxygen, (i) the initial photoluminescence properties (spectra and yield) are dependent on humidity levels and (ii) the PFE effect observed is highly dependent on the humidity levels. Comparing D2O versus H2O humidity level effects on the photoluminescence properties of CdSe/ZnS QDs provides evidence for a water-molecule-stabilized state that facilitates luminescence processes. The products of CdSe/ZnS QDs exposed under a humid oxygen environment were evaluated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Oxidation of both the CdSe core and the ZnS shell was established. Oxidation of the ZnS shell is suggested to be a result of reaction with peroxide products resulting from the oxygen radical anion. These results highlight the important sensitivity of QDs to water and prove the existence of competing electronic and chemical effects on different time scales.
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