@article{Tang2019, 
author = {Junbin Tang and Juan Hui and Meng Zhang and Hongsong Fan and Nelson Rowell and Wen Huang and Yingnan Jiang and Xiaoqin Chen and Kui Yu},
title = {CdS magic-size clusters exhibiting one sharp ultraviolet absorption singlet peaking at 361 nm},
year = {2019},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {12},
number = {6},
pages = {1437-1444},
keywords = {colloidal semiconductor CdS, magic-size clusters (MSCs), MSC-361, quantum dots (QDs), electronic structures},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-019-2386-8},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-019-2386-8},
abstract = {We report, for the first time, the synthesis of CdS magic-size clusters (MSCs) which exhibit a single sharp absorption peaking at ~ 361 nm, along with sharp band edge photoemission at ~ 377 nm and broad trap emission peaking at ~ 490 nm. These MSCs are produced in a single-ensemble form without the contamination of conventional quantum dots (QDs) and/or other-bandgap clusters. They are denoted as MSC-361. We present the details of several controlled syntheses done in oleylamine (OLA), using Cd(NO3)2 or Cd(OAc)2 as a Cd source and thioacetamide (TAA) or elementary sulfur (S) as a S source. A high synthetic reproducibility of the reaction of Cd(NO3)2 and TAA to single-ensemble MSC-361 is achieved, the product of which is not contaminated by other bandgap clusters and/or QDs. In some cases, the reaction product exhibits an additional absorption peak at ~ 322 nm. We demonstrate that the two peaks, at 361 and 322 nm, do not evolve synchronously. Therefore, the 322 nm peak is not a higher order electronic transition of MSC-361, but due to the presence of another ensemble, namely MSC-322. The present study suggests that there is an outstanding need for the development of a physical model to narrow the knowledge gap regarding the electronic structure in these colloidal semiconductor CdS MSCs.}
}