Atomically dispersed Pb ionic sites in PbCdSe quantum dot gels enhance room-temperature NO2 sensing

Quantum dot-based NO2 sensors often suffer from low sensitivity or long recovery times. Here, the authors report that bimetallic PbCdSe quantum dot gels containing atomically dispersed Pb ionic sites enable ultra-sensitive and fast NO2 sensing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xin Geng, Shuwei Li, Lalani Mawella-Vithanage, Tao Ma, Mohamed Kilani, Bingwen Wang, Lu Ma, Chathuranga C. Hewa-Rahinduwage, Alina Shafikova, Eranda Nikolla, Guangzhao Mao, Stephanie L. Brock, Liang Zhang, Long Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25192-4