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<p>Designing colloidal assemblies with molecule-like architectures comprising more than two electronically coupled quantum dots has often required technologically complex, expensive, and top-down nanofabrication. Here we demonstrate a one-pot chemical synthesis of dimeric, trimeric, and tetrameric assemblies of coupled molecule-like quantum dots (CMQDs), using ZnSe@ZnS quantum dots as model. We show that the “valence” of these “artificial atoms” can be readily tuned by the amount of a suitable ligand in the reaction mixture, and that high-temperature fusion yields highly ordered oriented attachment and strong electron coupling between bound QDs. The shapes of the fused assemblies echo the canonical <i>sp-</i>, <i>sp</i>²-, and <i>sp</i>³-hybridization motifs and can be interpreted as appropriately shaped confining potential wells for electrons and holes. This work establishes an experimentally accessible entry point to related “artificial molecules” with controllable chemical composition, geometry, and electronic structure. The enhanced or emergent properties of such nanomaterials are anticipated to advance applications in optoelectronics, sensing, and quantum photonic technologies.</p>

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Template-free synthesis of colloidal quantum dot assemblies with molecule-like architectures

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    2026年3月13日

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  • Jiada Fan,
  • Zhuang Ying,
  • Jicun Ma,
  • Jialiang Xu,
  • Hui Cai,
  • Jing Liu,
  • Xinyue Wu,
  • Chenhao Yang,
  • Haorong Jiao,
  • Qiulian Mao,
  • Mei Chen,
  • Liantuan Xiao,
  • Yonggang Peng,
  • Guofeng Zhang,
  • Jiabin Cui,
  • Mingyuan Gao

摘要

Designing colloidal assemblies with molecule-like architectures comprising more than two electronically coupled quantum dots has often required technologically complex, expensive, and top-down nanofabrication. Here we demonstrate a one-pot chemical synthesis of dimeric, trimeric, and tetrameric assemblies of coupled molecule-like quantum dots (CMQDs), using ZnSe@ZnS quantum dots as model. We show that the “valence” of these “artificial atoms” can be readily tuned by the amount of a suitable ligand in the reaction mixture, and that high-temperature fusion yields highly ordered oriented attachment and strong electron coupling between bound QDs. The shapes of the fused assemblies echo the canonical sp-, sp²-, and sp³-hybridization motifs and can be interpreted as appropriately shaped confining potential wells for electrons and holes. This work establishes an experimentally accessible entry point to related “artificial molecules” with controllable chemical composition, geometry, and electronic structure. The enhanced or emergent properties of such nanomaterials are anticipated to advance applications in optoelectronics, sensing, and quantum photonic technologies.