Surface states, and the combination of suitable materials, induce spatial gradients in the carrier density of doped metal oxide nanocrystals, affecting their electronic structure and plasmonic behavior. Here the authors demonstrate depletion layer engineering and control in ITO/In2O3 core–shell nanocrystals by tuning the shell thickness or by photodoping.
- Michele Ghini
- Nicola Curreli
- Ilka Kriegel