Microscopic Charge Transport in Nanocrystal Optoelectronics
Severin BARTHEL a, James UTTERBACK a, Emmanuel LHUILLIER a
a Institut des Nanosciences de Paris (INSP), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris, France
Proceedings of MATSUS Fall 2025 Conference (MATSUSFall25)
B1 Emergent Properties in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Phenomena, and Applications - #EmergentNano
València, Spain, 2025 October 20th - 24th
Organizers: Dmitry Baranov, Katherine Shulenberger and James Utterback
Poster, Severin BARTHEL, 464
Publication date: 21st July 2025

Optoelectronic applications such as solar cells and photodetectors require precise control over the separation and extraction of photoexcited charges. Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are promising for next-generation devices because they are cost-effective, solution-processable, and offer broad tunability compared to epitaxially grown semiconductors. Nanocrystal materials are inherently heterogeneous, with variations of nanocrystal size and macroscopic structure that strongly influence charge transport. These heterogeneities generate complex diffusion dynamics that govern how carriers move, separate, and recombine within the nanocrystal network. Linking the material’s structure, its degree of heterogeneity, and the resulting carrier dynamics is essential for optimizing performance. Device-level efficiency ultimately depends on how microscopic carrier motion translates into macroscopic charge extraction. This poster presents pump–probe optical measurements combined with modeling and Kinetic Monte-Carlo simulations to investigate charge-carrier dynamics in nanocrystal-based optoelectronic devices, providing insight into how material design and heterogeneity control transport processes and guide the development of more efficient next-generation optoelectronic technologies.

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