Extinction Coefficients of CdSe, CdS, and CdTe Nanoplatelets in Solution: A Practical Tool for Concentration Determination

Fuente: arXiv
Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stewart, Michael H., Swift, Michael W., Awan, Farwa, Burke, Liam, Green, Christopher M., Marcheschi, Barbara A., Medintz, Igor L., Krauss, Todd D., Efros, Alexander L.
Formato: Preprint
Publicado: 2025
Materias:
Acceso en línea:
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
_version_ 1866914106300170240
author Stewart, Michael H.
Swift, Michael W.
Awan, Farwa
Burke, Liam
Green, Christopher M.
Marcheschi, Barbara A.
Medintz, Igor L.
Krauss, Todd D.
Efros, Alexander L.
author_facet Stewart, Michael H.
Swift, Michael W.
Awan, Farwa
Burke, Liam
Green, Christopher M.
Marcheschi, Barbara A.
Medintz, Igor L.
Krauss, Todd D.
Efros, Alexander L.
contents Semiconductor nanoplatelets possess exceptional optical properties that make them promising candidates for next-generation optoelectronic applications. However, unlike quantum dots where absorption spectroscopy alone can determine both size and concentration, nanoplatelets present a significant characterization challenge: the absorption peak position reveals only thickness, providing no information about lateral dimensions or concentration. This limitation forces researchers to rely on time-consuming and costly elemental analysis techniques for complete sample characterization. Here, we present an experimentally verified theoretical framework that predicts the frequency-dependent absorption coefficient of randomly oriented CdSe, CdS, and CdTe nanoplatelets, enabling concentration determination from absorption measurements and lateral size estimates. Our model shows that the integrated absorption coefficient depends universally on nanoplatelet surface area and thickness, yielding a practical tool to extract concentrations without laborious elemental analysis. This approach bridges the characterization gap between quantum dots and nanoplatelets, offering a streamlined method for rapid sample analysis that could accelerate nanoplatelet research and applications.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2510_18717
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Extinction Coefficients of CdSe, CdS, and CdTe Nanoplatelets in Solution: A Practical Tool for Concentration Determination
Stewart, Michael H.
Swift, Michael W.
Awan, Farwa
Burke, Liam
Green, Christopher M.
Marcheschi, Barbara A.
Medintz, Igor L.
Krauss, Todd D.
Efros, Alexander L.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
Semiconductor nanoplatelets possess exceptional optical properties that make them promising candidates for next-generation optoelectronic applications. However, unlike quantum dots where absorption spectroscopy alone can determine both size and concentration, nanoplatelets present a significant characterization challenge: the absorption peak position reveals only thickness, providing no information about lateral dimensions or concentration. This limitation forces researchers to rely on time-consuming and costly elemental analysis techniques for complete sample characterization. Here, we present an experimentally verified theoretical framework that predicts the frequency-dependent absorption coefficient of randomly oriented CdSe, CdS, and CdTe nanoplatelets, enabling concentration determination from absorption measurements and lateral size estimates. Our model shows that the integrated absorption coefficient depends universally on nanoplatelet surface area and thickness, yielding a practical tool to extract concentrations without laborious elemental analysis. This approach bridges the characterization gap between quantum dots and nanoplatelets, offering a streamlined method for rapid sample analysis that could accelerate nanoplatelet research and applications.
title Extinction Coefficients of CdSe, CdS, and CdTe Nanoplatelets in Solution: A Practical Tool for Concentration Determination
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18717