文摘
We present a series of non-stoichiometric cadmium sulfide quantum-dot (QD) models. Using density functional theory (DFT) and semi-empirical molecular orbital (MO) calculations, we explore the ligand binding and exchange chemistry of these models. Their surface morphology allows for these processes to be rationalized on the atomic scale. This is corroborated by ultraviolet鈥搗isible (UV鈥搗is), infrared (IR), and inductively coupled plasma鈥搊ptical emission spectroscopy (ICP鈥揙ES).