Facet‐Dependent Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
- 16 January 2019
- Vol. 15 (7), e1804726
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201804726
Abstract
Recent observations of facet‐dependent electrical conductivity and photocatalytic activity of various semiconductor crystals are presented. Then, the discovery of facet‐dependent surface plasmon resonance absorption of metal–Cu2O core–shell nanocrystals with tunable sizes and shapes is discussed. The Cu2O shells also exhibit a facet‐specific optical absorption feature. The facet‐dependent electrical conductivity, photocatalytic activity, and optical properties are related phenomena, resulting from the presence of an ultrathin surface layer with different band structures and thus varying degrees of band bending for the {100}, {110}, and {111} faces of Cu2O to absorb light of somewhat different wavelengths. Recently, it is shown that the light absorption and photoluminescence properties of pure Cu2O cubes, octahedra, and rhombic dodecahedra also display size and facet effects because of their tunable band gaps. A modified band diagram of Cu2O can be constructed to incorporate these optical effects. Literature also provides examples of facet‐dependent optical behaviors of semiconductor nanostructures, indicating that optical properties of nanoscale semiconductor materials are intrinsically facet‐dependent. Some applications of semiconductor optical size and facet effects are considered.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 107-2113-M-007-013-MY3)
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