• 文献标题:   Sandwiched confinement of quantum dots in graphene matrix for efficient electron transfer and photocurrent production
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHU N, ZHENG KB, KARKI KJ, ABDELLAH M, ZHU QS, CARLSON S, HAASE D, ZIDEK K, ULSTRUP J, CANTON SE, PULLERITS T, CHI QJ
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tech Univ Denmark
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep09860
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Quantum dots (QDs) and graphene are both promising materials for the development of new-generation optoelectronic devices. Towards this end, synergic assembly of these two building blocks is a key step but remains a challenge. Here, we show a one-step strategy for organizing QDs in a graphene matrix via interfacial self-assembly, leading to the formation of sandwiched hybrid QD-graphene nanofilms. We have explored structural features, electron transfer kinetics and photocurrent generation capacity of such hybrid nanofilms using a wide variety of advanced techniques. Graphene nanosheets interlink QDs and significantly improve electronic coupling, resulting in fast electron transfer from photoexcited QDs to graphene with a rate constant of 1.3 x 10(9) s(-1). Efficient electron transfer dramatically enhances photocurrent generation in a liquid-junction QD-sensitized solar cell where the hybrid nanofilm acts as a photoanode. We thereby demonstrate a cost-effective method to construct large-area QD-graphene hybrid nanofilms with straightforward scale-up potential for optoelectronic applications.