title: Correlation between the photoluminescence and oriented attachment growth mechanism of CdS quantum dots.
abstract: Water-soluble mercaptoacetic acid-coated 3.1 nm CdS quantum dots (QDs) with two concentrations were selected for studying the correlation between the photoluminescence and the crystal growth mechanism. By achieving the classic Ostwald ripening mechanism and oriented attachment (OA) growth mechanism, we have shown that the evolution of the emission spectra were obviously different. The change in both the surface and internal defects during OA crystal growth were responsible for the specific variation of the photoluminescence of CdS QDs. Strategies for obtaining QDs with different luminescent properties are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
authors.forename: Jinsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Shungao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Yongjing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yibing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao