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Mapping Charge Distribution in Single PbS Core - CdS Arm Nano-Multipod Heterostructures by Off-Axis Electron Holography.
Nano Letters 2017 May 11
We synthesized PbS core-CdS arm nanomultipod heterostructures (NMHs) that exhibit PbS{111}/CdS{0002} epitaxial relations. The PbS-CdS interface is chemically sharp as determined by aberration corrected transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and compared to density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Ensemble fluorescence measurements show quenching of the optical signal from the CdS arms indicating charge separation due to the heterojunction with PbS. A finite-element three-dimensional (3D) calculation of the Poisson equation shows a type-I heterojunction, which would prevent recombination in the CdS arm after optical excitation. To examine charge redistribution, we used off-axis electron holography (OAEH) in the TEM to map the electrostatic potential across an individual heterojunction. Indeed, a built-in potential of 500 mV is estimated across the junction, though as opposed to the thermal equilibrium calculations significant accumulation of positive charge at the CdS side of the interface is detected. We conclude that the NMH multipod geometry prevents efficient removal of generated charge carriers by the high energy electrons of the TEM. Simulations of generated electron-hole pairs in the insulated CdS arm of the NMH indeed show charge accumulation in agreement with the experimental measurements. Thus, we show that OAEH can be used as a complementary methodology to ensemble measurements by mapping the charge distribution in single NMHs with complex geometries.
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