Size- and temperature-dependent intraband optical properties of heavily n-doped PbS colloidal quantum dot solid-state films

Steady-state access to intraband transitions in colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), via heavy doping, allows exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum at energies below the band gap. CQD intraband optoelectronics opens up a new path to cheap mid- and long-wavelength infrared photodetectors and light-emitti...

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Autores: Ramiro, Iñigo, Kundu, Biswajit, Dalmases, Mariona, Özdemir, Onur, Pedrosa, María, Konstantatos, Gerasimos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/359290
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/359290
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c02033
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lead sulfide
Absorption
Quantum dots
Intraband
Absorption coefficient
Temperature dependence
Punts quàntics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:Steady-state access to intraband transitions in colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), via heavy doping, allows exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum at energies below the band gap. CQD intraband optoelectronics opens up a new path to cheap mid- and long-wavelength infrared photodetectors and light-emitting devices, which today employ mostly epitaxial materials. As a recent field of experimental research, thorough studies of the basic properties of intraband transitions in CQDs are still lacking. In this work, we investigate the size and temperature dependence of the intraband transition in heavily n-doped PbS quantum dot (QD) films. We measure the absorption coefficient of the intraband transition to be in the order of $10^4$ cm$^{-1}$, which is comparable to the value of the interband absorption coefficient. Additionally, we determine the size-dependence of the oscillator strength of the intraband transition. We demonstrate a negative dependence of the intraband energy with temperature, in contrast to the positive dependence of the interband transition.