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Modulation of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Photoluminescence by Photochromic Molecules

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Zhang, Heyou ; Dharpure, Pankaj ; Ashokan, Arun ; Gießübel, Max ; Mulvaney, Paul ; Thelakkat, Mukundan ; Köhler, Jürgen:
Modulation of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Photoluminescence by Photochromic Molecules.
In: Nano Letters. Vol. 26 (2026) Issue 9 . - pp. 3156-3163.
ISSN 1530-6992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c06282

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GRK 2818: Optische Anregungen in organischen und anorganischen Halbleitern: Verstehen und Kontrollieren durch externe Stimuli
464648186
Solar Technologies go Hybrid (SolTech)
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Project financing: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Bavarian State Ministry for Arts and Science

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A hybrid system comprising semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) ligated with photochromic molecules has been synthesized and used to study the photomodulation of QD luminescence. The system has been constructed in such a way that the excited-state energies of the QDs and the molecules match but only for one of the conformations of the chromophore, thus enabling phototunable energy transfer from the QD to the ligands. Furthermore, the hybrid system can be immobilized in thin polymer films, creating a solid-state optical switching device. It is demonstrated that the switching of QD photoluminescence between the high-emissive and quenched states occurs on a time scale of tens of milliseconds and in some cases takes even less than 10 ms. The red–green–blue color space can be covered by using three different types of QDs while employing only a single type of photochromic molecule.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: semiconductor quantum dots; quantum dot−molecule hybrids; photochromic molecules; photoluminescence modulation; diarylethene photoswitches
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Mathematics, Physics und Computer Science > Department of Physics > Chair Experimental Physics IX - Spectroscopy of Soft Matter > Chair Experimental Physics IX - Spectroscopy of Soft Matter - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Köhler
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Professor Applied Functional Polymers > Professor Applied Functional Polymers - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mukundan Thelakkat
Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bayreuth Institute of Macromolecular Research - BIMF
Research Institutions > Affiliated Institutes > Bavarian Polymer Institute (BPI)
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Date Deposited: 25 Mar 2026 07:25
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2026 07:25
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/96672