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Title
Three-dimensional atomic imaging of colloidal core-shell nanocrystals
Author
Abstract
Colloidal coreshell semiconductor nanocrystals form an important class of optoelectronic materials, in which the exciton wave functions can be tailored by the atomic configuration of the core, the interfacial layers, and the shell. Here, we provide a trustful 3D characterization at the atomic scale of a free-standing PbSe(core)CdSe(shell) nanocrystal by combining electron microscopy and discrete tomography. Our results yield unique insights for understanding the process of cation exchange, which is widely employed in the synthesis of coreshell nanocrystals. The study that we present is generally applicable to the broad range of colloidal heteronanocrystals that currently emerge as a new class of materials with technological importance.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nano letters / American Chemical Society. - Washington
Publication
Washington : 2011
ISSN
1530-6984
DOI
10.1021/NL201826E
Volume/pages
11 :8 (2011) , p. 3420-3424
ISI
000293665600062
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).
Development of discrete tomography for transmission electron microscopy: 3D imaging of interfaces in ceramic and semiconducting multilayers.
Quantitative three-dimensional structure determination using transmission electron microscopy : from images toward precise three-dimensional structures of nanomaterials at atomic scale.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 21.09.2011
Last edited 15.11.2022
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