Surface Reconstructions in II–VI Quantum Dots

J Llusar, I du Fossé, Z Hens, A Houtepen, I Infante - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Although density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been crucial in our
understanding of colloidal quantum dots (QDs), simulations are commonly carried out on QD …

Stressing halide perovskites with light and electric fields

S Wieghold, EM Cope, G Moller, N Shirato… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the light and electric field-induced effects underlying the local changes in
optoelectronic properties in lead halide perovskites is crucial to establish a detailed structure …

Viewing optical processes at the nanoscale: combining scanning tunneling microscopy and optical spectroscopy

S Wieghold, L Nienhaus - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023 - ACS Publications
The combination of optical spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy techniques has
the potential to yield the unambiguous single-molecule level insight required to fully …

A hybrid quantum-classical model of electrostatics in multiply charged quantum dots

H Liu, CK Brozek, S Sun, DB Lingerfelt… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We present a general model for describing the properties of excess electrons in multiply
charged quantum dots (QDs). Key factors governing Fermi-level energies and electron …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the effect of electric fields on lead halide perovskites by scanning tunneling microscopy

S Wieghold, N Shirato, V Rose… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Lead halide perovskites have emerged as promising absorber materials over the last
decade to increase the efficiency of photovoltaics beyond its current limits. However, to …

Excited-state imaging of single particles on the subnanometer scale

A Wallum, HA Nguyen… - Annual Review of Physical …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
At the intersection of spectroscopy and microscopy lie techniques that are capable of
providing subnanometer imaging of excited states of individual molecules or nanoparticles …

Nanoscale properties of lead halide perovskites by scanning tunneling microscopy

S Wieghold, L Nienhaus - EcoMat, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since the introduction of lead halide perovskites, tremendous progress has been made
regarding their stability, reproducibility and durability. However, one of the issues that …

Probing semiconductor properties with optical scanning tunneling microscopy

S Wieghold, L Nienhaus - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Studying nanoscale photophysical processes is mandatory to fully understand the complex
optoelectronic properties in semiconductor materials used in photovoltaics and light emitting …

Plasmonic support-mediated activation of 1 nm platinum clusters for catalysis

S Wieghold, L Nienhaus, FL Knoller… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanometer-sized metal clusters are prime candidates for photoactivated catalysis, based on
their unique tunable optical and electronic properties, combined with a large surface-to …

Imaging and manipulating energy transfer among quantum dots at individual dot resolution

D Nguyen, HA Nguyen, JW Lyding, M Gruebele - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Many processes of interest in quantum dots involve charge or energy transfer from one dot
to another. Energy transfer in films of quantum dots as well as between linked quantum dots …