Table 1
Summary of relevance of ΔE1, ΔE2, and ΔE3 in CdSe and ZnS NPs.
| Host | Dopant (Ln3+) | ΔE1 [E (VB)–E (Ln3+ Ground Energy Level) [Hole trapping] | ΔE2 [E (CB)–E (Ln3+ Luminescent Energy Level) [Electron trapping] | ΔE3 [E (CB)–E (Ln2+ Ground Energy Level) [Alternate excitation pathway through involvement of Ln2+ ground energy level] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CdSe/ZnS | Pr3+ | Marginally not suitable | Marginally suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Nd3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Sm3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Eu3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Tb3+ | Suitable | Suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Dy3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Ho3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Er3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Tm3+ | Not suitable | Marginally suitable | Marginally suitable |
| CdSe/ZnS | Yb3+ | Not suitable | Not suitable | Suitable, better in ZnS [5240 cm−1 in CdSe/Yb and 13,710 cm−1 in ZnS/Yb] |
Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.
Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.
Initial download of the metrics may take a while.