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Formation Of Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals From Doped Molecular Clusters, Jillian E. Denhardt
Formation Of Doped Semiconductor Nanocrystals From Doped Molecular Clusters, Jillian E. Denhardt
Doctoral Dissertations
Transition metal doping of semiconductor nanomaterials, particularly magnetic dopant ions, is of great interest for the synthesis of diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) with spintronic-based applications. The incorporation of magnetic ions into quantum dots (QDs) would be particularly useful since the quantum confinement of these materials is theorized to enhance magneto-optical related properties. One major challenge in this field is the segregation of dopant ions towards the outer regions of the QD due to the exclusion of dopants during the nucleation process, thereby inhibiting the magneto-optical properties. In this dissertation, we address the dopant segregation challenge by exploring the underlying mechanisms …