Engineering the Thermal and Energy-Storage Properties in Quantum Dots Using Dominant Faceting: The Case Study of Silicon.

ABSTRACT: The storage and release of energy is an economic cornerstone. In quantum dots (QDs), energy storage is mostly governed by their surfaces, in particular by surface chemistry and faceting. The impact of surface free energy (SFE) through surface faceting has already been studied in QDs. Here, we introduce dominant faceting representing the structural order of the surface. In particular, we propose that realistic QDs attain complicated polyhedral quasi-spherical shapes while keeping the dominance of a certain type of facet. The type of dominant facet determines the rates of surface-related processes. Therefore, by connecting dominant faceting with SFE, trends analogical to bulk material are kept despite the lack of evident microscopic shape control. To demonstrate the applicability of dominant

SUBMITTER: Galar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature