Photoanodic oxidation of InP in acid solution and its surface chemistry: On the interplay of photons, protons and hydrodynamics

Dorp, Dennis H. van; Vanheusden, Genis; Paulussen, Kris; Hassan, Ibrahim A. I.; Wonterghem, Simon Van; Abrenica, Graniel Harne A.; Dara, Praveen; Meersschaut, Johan; Conard, Thierry; Holsteyns, Frank; Kelly, John J.

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136872

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“…No P-H binding can be identified in XPS because the formed P-H binding might not be stable enough, and thus P-O x compounds form in the atmosphere during sample transportation to XPS measurement. Re-oxidation of HF-treated InP after exposure to the atmosphere has also been observed previously [ 21 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Oxidation of P-H binding to P-O x may be supported by calculated Gibbs free energy of oxidation of phosphine that is highly negative, as listed in Tables S1–S3 .…”

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Bifunctional Metal Oleate as an Alternative Method to Remove Surface Oxide and Passivate Surface Defects of Aminophosphine-Based InP Quantum Dots

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The optical properties of indium phosphide (InP) quantum dots (QDs) are significantly influenced by their surface native oxides, which are generally removed by treating InP cores with hydrofluoric acid (HF). Besides the harmful health effects of HF, its etching may cause over-etching or QD size broadening, and surface oxidation can also reoccur rapidly. In the present study, a safer bifunctional metal oleate treatment was developed to simultaneously remove the surface oxide layer and passivate the surface defects for aminophosphine-based InP QDs. Compared to conventional HF etching, the bifunctional metal oleate was able to more efficiently remove the surface oxide of InP cores and effectively preserve the oxide-free surface, leading to a 20% narrower photoluminescence (PL) bandwidth after growing a ZnSe/ZnS shell. The metal oleate treatment is thus considered a greener and safer post-synthetic method to remove InP surface oxide and provide additional passivation to improve the optical properties of aminophosphine-based InP QDs, which could have potential in industrial mass production.

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