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CHEM01200604009 Sreejith Kaniyankandy - Homi Bhabha ...

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bleach growth times from 500fs to 700fs. Furthermore involvement of surface on relaxation<br />

was confirmed by comparing decay time (~3ps-~90%) of the 2 nd exciton (monitored at<br />

530nm) and growth time (~500fs) of first exciton (monitored at 590nm) of the largest sample<br />

(Diameter=3.2nm). The broad induced absorption observed at red side of bleach from visible<br />

to NIR region arises from traps. Analysis of photoinduced absorptions correspond to trapping<br />

and detrapping of carriers. Contribution of different lifetimes to electrons and holes were<br />

assigned on the basis of quenching studies.<br />

Chapter 5 deals with charge carrier dynamics in a staggered aligned CdSe/ZnTe core<br />

shell. The CdSe core samples were synthesized by colloidal methods. CdSe core samples<br />

were cleaned and fixed concentration of core samples were further used for shell growth. The<br />

shell growth was carried out at lower temperatures to avoid homogeneous nucleation. Four<br />

core shell samples were synthesized. The samples were characterized by XRD, TEM and<br />

optical techniques. The formation of shell was confirmed by HRTEM and red shift in optical<br />

absorption. Additional evidence of formation was obtained by reduction in traps state<br />

emission from thiol related traps in CdSe and concomitant formation of exciton emission in<br />

core shell samples. TCSPC analysis of emission decay kinetics revealed decrease in faster<br />

components and increase in slower decay components. Furthermore core and core shell<br />

samples an increase in average lifetimes as measured at exciton positions confirmed the<br />

observation of a staggered aligned interface in the core shell system. Femtosecond transient<br />

absorption spectra revealed bleach and induced absorption. The induced absorption is much<br />

reduced in core shell samples as compared to core samples indicating reduction in traps on<br />

shell formation. Additionally dynamics monitored at bleach positions showed increase in<br />

cooling times as revealed by monitoring bleach growth times. This confirmed ultrafast hole

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