Shifting the Photoresponse of ZnO Nanowires into the Visible Spectral Range by Surface Functionalization with Tailor-Made Carbon Nanodots

We report on the surface functionalization of ZnO nanowires (NWs) with specifically synthesized carbon nanodots (C-dots, CDs) that allows us to shift the photoresponse of the NWs far into the visib...

Influence of the excitation conditions on the emission behavior of carbon nanodot-based planar microcavities

The authors investigate the influence of the pulse length as well as the repetition rate of the optical excitation on the emission behavior of carbon-nanodot-based planar microcavities.

Citric Acid Based Carbon Dots with Amine Type Stabilizers: pH-Specific Luminescence and Quantum Yield Characteristics

We report the synthesis and spectroscopic characteristics of two different sets of carbon dots (CDs) formed by hydrothermal reaction between citric acid and polyethylenimine (PEI) or 2,3-diaminopyridine (DAP). Although the formation of amide-based species and the presence of citrazinic acid type derivates assumed to be responsible for a blue emission is confirmed for both CDs by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, a higher abundance of sp2-hybridized nitrogen is observed for DAP-based CDs, which causes a red-shift of the n-π* absorption band relative to the one of PEI-based CDs. These CD systems possess high photoluminescence quantum yields (QY) of ∼40% and ∼48…

Enhancement of the sub-band-gap photoconductivity in ZnO nanowires through surface functionalization with carbon nanodots

We report on the surface functionalization of ZnO nanowire (NW) arrays by attachment of carbon nanodots (C-dots) stabilized by polyethylenimine. The photoconductive properties of the ZnO NWs/C-dots devices were investigated under photoexcitation with photon energies below and above the ZnO band gap. The results indicate an increased photoresponse of the functionalized devices in the visible spectral range, as well as enhanced UV photoconductivity. This is attributed to the fast injection of photoexcited electrons from the C-dots into the conduction band of the ZnO NWs, and the subsequent slower desorption of molecular species from the NW surface, which reduces the surface depletion region i…

Process Development for Wet-Chemical Surface Functionalization of Gallium Arsenide Based Nanowires