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Listed:
- Beiye C. Li
(The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago)
- Kailai Lin
(Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
- Ping-Jui E. Wu
(The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago)
- Aritrajit Gupta
(The University of Chicago)
- Kaiyue Peng
(Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
- Siddhartha Sohoni
(The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago)
- Justin C. Ondry
(The University of Chicago)
- Zirui Zhou
(The University of Chicago)
- Caitlin C. Bellora
(The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago)
- Young Jay Ryu
(The University of Chicago)
- Stella Chariton
(The University of Chicago)
- David J. Gosztola
(Argonne National Laboratory)
- Vitali B. Prakapenka
(The University of Chicago)
- Richard D. Schaller
(Argonne National Laboratory
Northwestern University)
- Dmitri V. Talapin
(The University of Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory)
- Eran Rabani
(Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center of Computational Molecular and Materials Science)
- Gregory S. Engel
(The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago)
Abstract
Quantum dots leverage quantum confinement to modify the electronic structure of materials, separating electronic transitions from the composition of the corresponding bulk material. With ternary quantum dots, the composition may be varied continuously so that both composition and size may be used to tune the bandgap. As composition influences electron-phonon coupling which in turn governs relaxation dynamics, the composition of ternary quantum dots may be adjusted to change dynamics. Here, we show that exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics remain strongly correlated to material composition in ternary In0.62Ga0.38P/ZnS and In0.35Ga0.65P/ZnS quantum dots using both experimental two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy measurements and quantum dynamical simulations. Theoretical calculations show that alloyed In1-xGaxP quantum dots have more complex exciton level structure than parent InP quantum dots. We identify a slower hot exciton cooling rate in In0.62Ga0.38P/ZnS, attributed to the presence of ‘energy-retaining’ valley exciton states with strong exciton-phonon coupling. Experimental quantum beating maps reveal a more localized quantum beat pattern for In0.35Ga0.65P/ZnS quantum dots, which may relate to the increased number of ‘dim’ exciton levels with reduced spacings. These findings highlight that exciton relaxation dynamics and exciton-phonon coupling in an alloyed In1-xGaxP quantum dot system are composition-dependent.
Suggested Citation
Beiye C. Li & Kailai Lin & Ping-Jui E. Wu & Aritrajit Gupta & Kaiyue Peng & Siddhartha Sohoni & Justin C. Ondry & Zirui Zhou & Caitlin C. Bellora & Young Jay Ryu & Stella Chariton & David J. Gosztola , 2025.
"Exciton-phonon coupling and phonon-assisted exciton relaxation dynamics in In1-xGaxP quantum dots,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58800-8
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58800-8
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