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CdTe/CdS core-shell quantum dots were synthesized and implemented into a light emitting device resulting in multi-channel electroluminescence with a light-green emission colour. The main electroluminescence band at about 530 nm corresponds to the emission by the CdTe core (type I core/shell structure), while the next emission band at 595 nm is assigned to the crossed recombination of electrons from the conduction band of the CdS shell and holes from the valence band of the CdTe core (type II core/shell structure). At the same time, the photoluminescence spectrum of the synthesized CdTe/CdS core-shell quantum dots contains only one emission band distinctive for type II structures. This behavior of CdTe/CdS core-shell quantum dots upon the electroexcitation allows the extension of the electroluminescence spectrum in the optical region in a way that is useful for the lighting-source applications. Such multi-channel electroluminescence can most probably also be reproduced in related core-shell systems accounting for size-confinement between the core size and shell thickness.

In this work, we prepared CdTe quantum dots, and series of Cd1-xMnxTe-alloyed quantum dots with narrow size distribution by an ion-exchange reaction in water solution. We found that the photoluminescence peaks are shifted to higher energies with the increasing Mn2+ content. So far, this is the first report of blue-emitting CdTe-based quantum dots. By means of cyclic voltammetry, we detected features of electrochemical activity of manganese energy levels formed inside the Cd1-xMnxTe-alloyed quantum dot band gap. This allowed us to estimate their energy position. We also demonstrate paramagnetic behavior for Cd1-xMnxTe-alloyed quantum dots which confirmed the successful ion-exchange reaction.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s11671-018-2529-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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