25 research outputs found
Tolerance of Intrinsic Defects in PbS Quantum Dots
Colloidal
quantum dots exhibit various defects and deviations from
ideal structures due to kinetic processes, although their band gap
frequently remains open and clean. In this Letter, we computationally
investigate intrinsic defects in a real-size PbS quantum dot passivated
with realistic Cl-ligands. We show that the colloidal intrinsic defects
are ionic in nature. Unlike previous computational results, we find
that even nonideal, atomically nonstoichiometric quantum dots have
a clean band gap without in-gap-states provided that quantum dots
satisfy electronic stoichiometry
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer
From Single Atoms to Nanocrystals: Photoreduction of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> in Aqueous and Tetrahydrofuran Solutions of PVP
Structured
platinum nanoclusters Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–30) capped by polyÂ(<i>N</i>-vinylpyrrolidone)
(PVP) have unique and highly attractive properties
as potential selective catalysts. We show that the assembly of Pt
mononuclear compounds in aqueous and tetrahydrofuran (THF) solutions
under UV irradiation proceed via several steps: formation of linear
Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2–8),
coalescence into mesocrystals, and transformation into Pt nanocrystals.
The “quantum” size range of Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<i>n</i> = 5–100) clusters is intermediate
between those clusters with molecular properties and those with metallic
properties. The PVP “cage” acts as a nano reactor and
can hinder diffusion of photoexcited Pt atoms. The diffusion of the
Pt from the polymer cage is
strongly affected by the hydrophobic or hydrophilic property of the
solution. An aqueous solution of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> + PVP transforms into noncrystalline aggregates of molecules of
less than 1.5–2 nm in diameter, whereas in THF solution Pt
nanocrystals increase proportional to the UV irradiation time up to
10 nm in diameter. Dynamic imaging by high-resolution transmission
electron microscopy and low-frequency UV Raman spectra show the initial
stages of Pt atoms assembled into Pt<sub><i>n</i></sub> clusters.
The assignment of the Raman bands is supported by density functional
theory calculations. The proposed scheme of photoinduced reactions
suggests the coupling of coordinatively unsaturated Pt ions inside
the amidate-rich polymeric stabilizer