Table 1 Summary of types and energies of Zn x Cd1 − x S QD emissions
Emission | ZnS | Zn0.75Cd0.25S | Zn0.50Cd0.50S | Zn0.25Cd0.75S | CdS | |
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Excitonic emission | ||||||
Defect activated emission (eV) | E1 (VS–VB) | 2.56 | 2.42 | 2.21 | 2.02 | 2.03 |
E2 (VS–IS) | 2.42 green | 2.24 green | 2.07 yellow | 1.91 red | 1.90 red | |
E3 (VS–VM) | 2.27 | 2.07 | 1.89 | 1.71 | 1.71 |