Abstract
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) coupled with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) was used to determine the chemical distribution of semiconductor shell material around colloidal core-shell CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs). EELS signals from positions around the QD indicate a well-defined shell of ZnS surrounding the CdSe core, but the distribution of the shell material is highly anisotropic. This nonuniformity may reflect the differences in chemical activity of the crystal faces of the core QD and implies a nonoptimal QD surface passivation.
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