简介:Tobreakthroughthebottle-neckofquantumyieldinupconversion(UC)core-shellsystem,weelucidatedthattheenergytransferefficiencyincore-shellsystemhadanevidentcontributionfromthechargetransferofinterfacewithrelatedtotwofactors:(1)bandoffsetsand(2)bindingenergyareadensity.Thesetwovariablesweredeterminedbymaterialintrinsicpropertiesandcore-shellthicknessratio.Wefurtherunraveledthemechanismofnon-radiativeenergytransferbychargetransferinduceddipoleattheinterface,basedonaquasi-classicalderivationfromF?rstertyperesonantenergytransfer(FRET)model.Withstablebondingacrosstheinterface,thecontributionsonenergytransferinbothradiativeandnon-radiativeenergytransfershouldalsobeaccountedtogetherinAuzel'senergytransfer(ETU)modelincore-shellsystem.Basedonthediscussionaboutinterfacebonding,bandoffsets,andformationenergies,wefiguredoutthesignificanceofinterfacebondinginducedgapstates(IBIGS)thatplayedasignificantroleforinfluencingthechargetransferandradiativetypeenergytransfer.Theinterfacebandoffsetswereakeyfactorindominatingthenon-radiativeenergytransfer,whichwasalsocorrelatedtocore-shellthicknessratio.Wefoundthattheenergyareadensitywithrelatedtocore/shellthicknessratiofollowedthetrendofBoltzmansigmoidalgrowthfunction.Bythephysicaltrend,thisworkcontributedareferencehowthemulti-layeredcore-shellstructurewasformedstartingfromtheverybeginningwithinminimumsize.Aroutewaspavedtowardsasystematicstudyoftheinterfacetounveiltheenergytransfermechanismincore-shellsystems.