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Ultra-narrow room-temperature emission from single CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots

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Semiconductor quantum dots have long been considered artificial atoms, but despite the overarching analogies in the strong energy-level quantization and the single-photon emission capability, their emission spectrum is far broader than typical atomic emission lines. Here, by using ab-initio molecular dynamics for simulating exciton-surface-phonon interactions in structurally dynamic CsPbBr3 quantum dots, followed by single quantum dot optical spectroscopy, we demonstrate that emission line-broadening in these quantum dots is primarily governed by the coupling of excitons to low-energy surface phonons. Mild adjustments of the surface chemical composition allow for attaining much smaller emission linewidths of 35−65 meV (vs. initial values of 70–120 meV), which are on par with the best values known for structurally rigid, colloidal II-VI quantum dots (20−60 meV). Ultra-narrow emission at room-temperature is desired for conventional light-emitting devices and paramount for emerging quantum light sources.

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10.1038/s41467-022-30016-0

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0000-0002-2395-4937
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0000-0001-6593-7601
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0000-0002-8399-5773
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University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Condensed Matter Physics
Oxford college:
St Peter's College
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0000-0002-7807-3133


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Publisher:
Springer Nature
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Nature Communications More from this journal
Volume:
13
Issue:
1
Article number:
2587
Publication date:
2022-05-11
Acceptance date:
2022-03-25
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2041-1723
Pmid:
35546149


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1276593
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pubs:1276593
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2025-01-22
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