Project's information

Project's title Application of near-field effect to control the processes of localization and transport of charge carriers in planar densely packed partially-ordered plasmon nanocomposites
Project’s code QTBY01.09/23-24.
Research hosting institution Institute of Physics
Coordinating unit, co-chair Basic Research Foundation of Belarus
Project leader’s name Dr. Pham Van Duong and Dr.Sc. Anatoly D. Zamkovets
Project duration 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024
Project’s budget 200 million VND
Classify Excellent
Goal and objectives of the project

- Determining the mechanism of electrodynamic interactions and charge transfer processes in metal-dielectric or metal-semiconductor nanocomposite materials with planar nanostructures arranged in a partially ordered manner with high density.
- Training of science and technology staff, strengthening international cooperation and integration. Promoting the research capacity of the Vietnam - Belarus Joint Laboratory on optics and spectroscopy.

Main results

Successfully synthesized sustainable and environmentally friendly Ag@CQDs nanocomposites using plasma-assisted techniques and natural precursors derived from oranges. The structure, morphology as well as optical properties of the fabricated Ag@CQDs nanocomposites were evaluated, showing their potential applications in many fields in the future.
- The size-dependent optical properties and radiative lifetimes of cubic CdSe zincblende nanocrystals (NCs) with diameters ranging from 3.4 to 5.5 nm were investigated. Our findings confirm that the band gap increases with decreasing NC size, consistent with the principles of quantum confinement, and the strong correlation between optical measurements and TEM data strengthens the reliability of our calibration curves for accurate size determination from absorption and emission spectra.
-The spectral properties of layered Ag/CuPc nanocomposites prepared by thermal evaporation in vacuum were investigated. It was found that the bands due to SPR absorption were stronger for systems with thin CuPc interlayers (10 nm). However, the spectral absorption was more evenly distributed for systems with thicker CuPc interlayers (20 nm). The long-wavelength shift of the SPR absorption band was observed as the thickness of the CuPc interlayer decreased. At the same time, the results also showed that with relatively low annealing temperature (~200°C) can significantly affect the spectral and morphological properties of the silver nanostructures, the studied samples, both the original and the annealed samples, have high resistivity.
- Numerical simulation results show that the attenuated absorption spectrum of the hybrid metal-organic nanostructures, as well as the near-field effects at the spectral range of the absorption bands of the organic component, can be tuned by changing the plasmonic nanoparticle material, size or refractive index and shell thickness.
During the project implementation, we had specific scientific exchanges with foreign partners. The results of the project make a great contribution to training human resources in the field of quantum optical physics and nanophotonics in Vietnam as well as strengthening cooperation and joint scientific publication.

Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results

The results of this research have contributed greatly to the training of young scientists in the field of quantum photonics and nano-photonics in Vietnam. It also promoted international publications, which is now a matter for the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology. 

Products of the project

- Scientific papers in referred journals (list):
1.    Nguyen Minh Hoa, Le Duc Toan, Pham Van Duong, Pham Hong Minh, Nguyen Trong Tuyen, and Le Anh Thi, Fine tuning bandgap, lifetime, and phonon characteristics in CdSe nanocrystals for enhanced optoelectronic device applications, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2024) 35:1756.
2.    Anatoly D. Zamkovets, Sergey A. Tikhomirov, Ludmila V. Baran, Hanna S. Kuzmitskaya, Victoriya V. Malyutina-Bronskaya, Igor Y. Frolov, Pham Van Duong, Pham Hong Minh, Influence of annealing on optical, morphological and electrophysical properties of granular silver nanostructures, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Рhysics and Mathematics series, 2024, vol. 60, no. 3, рр. 242–251.
3.    Pham Van Duong, Nguyen Trong Tuyen, Pham Thi Chuyen, S. A. Tikhomirov, A. D. Zamkovets, Le Duc Toan, Nguyen Minh Hoa, Size-dependent optical tuning in controlled synthesis of CdS quantum dots, The 8th International Conference on Appplied and Engineering Physics (ICAEP-8) from 12 to 15 October 2023, Ben Cat, Binh Duong, Vietnam, ISBN: 978-604-357-246-9, pp. 237-243.
- Education: 01 Master student graduated.

Recommendations

The project has only completed most of the targets compared to the registered results. The Chairman and members of the project would like to appreciate the support of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology during the implementation process.