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 Surface-Ligand-Controlled Enhancement of Carrier Density in Plasmonic Tungsten Oxide Nanocrystals: Spectroscopic Observation of Trap-State Passivation via Multidentate Metal Phosphonate Bonding
NCJ Number
              307330

Author(s)
          Jacob T. Lee;
                        Sumon Hati;
                        Mackenzie M. Fahey;
                        Jeffrey M. Zaleski;
                        Rajesh Sardar
Date Published

2022
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              14 pages
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              In this paper, the authors report the impact of metal-ligand bonding interactions on the free electron density and the localized surface plasmon resonance response of monoclinic, sub-stoichiometric, and two-dimensional tungsten oxide nanoplatelets, with the hopes of improving understanding of the role of surface ligand chemistry in the enhancement of LSPR properties.
Abstract
              The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) properties of nanocrystals (NCs) allow manipulation of optical responses by controlling their morphology, free carrier density, and local dielectric environment. In this context, semiconductor NCs, in which plasmonic properties arise due to various types of doping, provide unique opportunities in tailoring LSPR properties for a wide range of applications as viable alternatives to expensive noble metal NCs. Although extensive works have been done to control the LSPR properties of semiconductor NCs via doping, the role of surface ligand chemistry in the enhancement of LSPR properties remains poorly understood. Incomplete passivation of surface atoms creates dangling bonds and surface trap states that together could compromise the free carrier density and thus optoelectronic properties. Here, the authors report the impact of metal-ligand bonding interactions on the free electron density (Ne) and the LSPR response of monoclinic, sub-stoichiometric, and two-dimensional tungsten oxide (WO3–x) nanoplatelets (NPLs). The LSPR properties of WO3–x NPLs arise from the presence of free electrons in the conduction band as a result of oxygen vacancies in the monoclinic crystal. In situ surface passivation of unpurified colloidal WO3–x NPLs with X-type alkylphosphonate (R-PO32–) produces an LSPR peak in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. X-ray photoelectron, electron paramagnetic, and Raman spectroscopic data support the presence of a tridentate PO3–W3 bonding motif that allows increased passivation of shallow surface trap states, leading to an experimentally determined Ne value of 8.4 × 1022 cm–3. Furthermore, experimentally determined bonding characteristics are correlated with density functional theory calculations. The authors also evaluate the effect of the high Ne values of NPLs on their refractive index sensitivity. Together, the knowledge gained regarding surface-ligand-chemistry-controlled manipulation of the plasmonic properties in semiconducting metal oxide NPLs and the high Ne values of WO3–x NPLs achieved may result in sizable advancement in various LSPR-driven applications such as sensing and energy storage and conversion schemes. Publisher Abstract Provided
      
  
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