The progress beyond the state of the art envisaged until the end of the project covers several aspects. Key contributions in the synthesis of new nanocrystals with novel functionality are expected, delivering new synthesis protocols of novel nanocrystals with enhanced light absorption and charge storage capability. A complete picture of the various parameters that influence and enhance the charging process of such materials, supported by proper theoretical models will be presented.
In the TMDCs we aim to deliver a matrix that covers the most important factors influencing the optoelectronic response of the TMDC, such as strain, defect density and doping, thereby contributing to a fundamental understanding of the role of preparation, substrate and chemical environment. Such matrix responds to chemical and physical aspects, which are among the most important open issues in the fields. The controlled correlation of the TMDCs’ optoelectronic response to the various parameters will deliver a complete picture of the factors influencing their optical signatures. The extraction of such a matrix is of major importance for new device design, such as energy funnels or quantum optical applications, but also for their implementation in any other optoelectronic device.
In the combined hybrid geometry, we will provide a complete design kit that allows us to add the controlled driving force to the TMDC for the optical redistribution of carriers. This will open new routes towards TMDC design in which local carrier density control delivers a tool to locally and temporally direct the optical signatures. This together is of major interest for device applications based on TMDCs, but additionally for novel device designs such as quantum optics. We will be among the first to study in depth such carrier transfer and controlled redistribution of charges as a tool for the contactless optical manipulation of the TMDCs' local optoelectronic response.
Finally, the engineering of innovative, light driven hybrid devices will contribute to new design concepts for the light storage and capacitor community, exploiting a fundamentally new process not studied to date. This new approach will open novel directions for the exploitation and storage of the incoming sunlight.
