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NANO LETTERS
卷 14, 期 11, 页码 6257-6262出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl5025744
关键词
2D semiconductor nanocrystals; CdSe nanoplatelets; nanohelices; silica coating
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资金
- European Research Council under the European Union [291667]
- FOM
- NOW [FOM program Functional Nano Particle Solids (FNPS)]
- European Research Council (ERC) [335078-COLOURATOMS]
- Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen)
Currently, ultrathin colloidal CdSe semiconductor nanoplatelets (NPLs) with a uniform thickness that is controllable up to the atomic scale can be prepared. The optical properties of these 2D semiconductor systems are the subject of extensive research. Here, we reveal their natural morphology and atomic arrangement. Using cryo-TEM (cryo-transmission electron microscopy), we show that the shape of rectangular NPLs in solution resembles a helix. Fast incorporation of these NPLs in silica preserves and immobilizes their helical shape, which allowed us to perform an in-depth study by high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM). Electron tomography measurements confirm and detail the helical shape of these systems. Additionally, high-resolution HAADF-STEM shows the thickness of the NPLs on the atomic scale and furthermore that these are consistently folded along a ?110? direction. The presence of a silica shell on both the top and bottom surfaces shows that Cd atoms must be accessible for silica precursor (and ligand) molecules on both sides.
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