Yb-doped AgBiS2 and AgInS2 nanocrystals: towards near-infrared emission

Karamysheva S.P., Cherevkov S.A., Miruschenko M.D., Aleinik I.А., Tatarinov D.A., Ushakova, E.V.

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Карамышева С.П., Черевков С.А., Мирущенко М.Д., Алейник И.А., Татаринов Д.А., Ушакова Е.В. Нанокристаллы AgBiS₂ и AgInS₂, легированные иттербием: на пути к ближнему инфракрасному излучению // Оптический журнал. 2024. Т. 91. № 6. С. 18–29. http://doi.org/ 10.17586/1023-5086-2024-91-06-18-29

Karamysheva S.P., Cherevkov S.A., Miruschenko M.D., Aleinik I.A., Tatarinov D.A., Ushakova E.V. Yb-doped AgBiS₂and AgInS₂ nanocrystals: towards near-infrared emission // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2024. V. 91. № 6. P. 18–29. http://doi.org/ 10.17586/1023-5086-2024-91-06-18-29

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Abstract:

Subject of study. In this work the spectral features of nanocrystals of ternary composition I-V-VI₂ and I-III-VI₂ doped with the rare earth metal, ytterbium, are investigated and described. Purpose of the study. The main purpose of the work was to develop a new synthesis method of this nanocrystals type for further study of their optical and morphological properties. Method. The average sizes of AgInS₂:Yb and AgBiS₂:Yb nanocrystals were analysed using atomic force microscopy and dynamic light scattering method and compared with each other. Spectrophotometry and spectrofluorimetry were used to record the absorption and photoluminescence spectra of the substances, respectively. For a deeper investigation of the electronic structure of the synthesised materials, the photoluminescence attenuation kinetics was recorded using a laser scanning luminescence microscope. Main results. The morphological analysis showed that as a result of one-step synthesis on the basis of AgInS₂ matrix nanocrystals of smaller size than the comparison sample are formed, and in two-step synthesis the average sizes of nanocrystals exceed the size of the comparison sample by 1.5 times. The absorption spectra of AgInS_2:Yb and AgBiS₂:Yb samples and their comparison samples correspond to the typical absorption spectra of semiconductor nanocrystals of ternary compounds. The absorption spectrum of AgBiS₂:Yb nanocrystals in contrast to AgInS₂:Yb has a wide range: from 300 to 1300 nm. In the photoluminescence spectra of AgInS₂ and AgInS₂:Yb nanocrystals, almost no shift of the band maximum is observed, and the photoluminescence typical of the Yb ion is absent. It was found that the weighted average blanking times of photoluminescence of AgInS₂:Yb nanocrystals can be controlled by doping with ytterbium. Photoluminescence of AgBiS₂ and AgBiS₂:Yb samples was not detected in the red and near-infrared regions. Practical significance. Material of this type can be used for the production of absorption layer of solar cells, as well as sensorabilisers for
photodynamic and photothermal therapy. Further study of isotropic samples of such nanocrystals will allow not only to expand their application, but also to improve the physical properties of nanoparticles in the long term.

Keywords:

nanocrystals, ternary compounds, doping, rare earth metals, photoluminescence, photoluminescence kinetics, atomic force microscopy

Acknowledgements:

the authors express their gratitude to the ITMO University Core Facility Center “Nanotechnologies”. The authors thank the Federal Academic Leadership Program “Priority 2030” for financial support.

OCIS codes: 300.6280, 300.6340, 300.6550, 160.2540, 160.4236, 160.4760

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