Band Edge Manipulation of CdS Quantum Dots Mediated via Surface Chemistry for Photocatalytic Applications
a Columbia University
b City University of New York
Proceedings of American Conference on Inorganic Nanoscience (ACIN)
Dover, United States, 2025 July 6th - 10th
Poster, William Zhang, 086
Publication date: 15th May 2025
Publication date: 15th May 2025
Quantum dots are a promising material for applications in photoredox catalysis with a variety of studies demonstrating their ability to mediate photochemical transformations. While work has been done on studying the effects of the ligand shell on quantum dot reactivity, very little has been said as to the electronic structure of the quantum dots themselves in response to these surface chemical augmentations. In this study, we demonstrate the effects of ligand surface coverage of CdS quantum dots with respect to the band edge potential and fermi energy. We utilize this data to rationalize the trends we observe of on the kinetics and yield of quantum dot mediated redox reactions.
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