title: Synthesis and optical characterisation of triphenylamine-based hole extractor materials for CdSe quantum dots.
abstract: We report the synthesis and optical characterisation of different triphenylamine-based hole capture materials able to anchor to CdSe quantum dots (QDs). Cyclic voltammetry studies indicate that these materials exhibit reversible electrochemical behaviour. Photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy techniques are used to study interfacial charge transfer properties of the triphenylamine functionalized CdSe QDs. Specifically, we show that the functionalized QDs based on the most easily oxidised triphenylamine display efficient hole-extraction and long-lived charge separation. The present findings should help identify new strategies to control charge transfer QD-based optoelectronic devices.
authors.affiliation: EastChem School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ, UK.
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Planells
authors.forename: Luke X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bansode
authors.forename: Shraddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhatre
authors.forename: Satishchandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogale
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Saif A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Haque
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D010316:Particle Size; D016062:Porosity; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C058667:cadmium selenide