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Optical Characterization of CdSe Colloidal Quantum Dot/ MEH-PPV Polymer Nanocomposites Spin-cast on GaAs Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts ,
Abhishek Gupta  and
Zhiya Zhao
Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts
Affiliation:
adrienne.stiffroberts@duke.edu, Duke University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Box 90291, Durham, NC, 27708-0291, United States
Abhishek Gupta
Affiliation:
agupta@ee.duke.edu, Duke University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Box 90291, Durham, NC, 27708-0291, United States
Zhiya Zhao
Affiliation:
zz9@ee.duke.edu, Duke University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Box 90291, Durham, NC, 27708-0291, United States
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Abstract

The motivation and distinct approach for this work is the use of intraband transitions within colloidal quantum dots for the detection of mid- (3-5 μm) and/or long-wave (8-14 μm) infrared light. The CdSe colloidal quantum dot/MEH-PPV conducting polymer nanocomposite material is well-suited for this application due to the ∼1.5 eV difference between the corresponding electron affinities. Therefore, CdSe colloidal quantum dots embedded in MEH-PPV should provide electron quantum confinement such that intraband transitions can occur in the conduction band. Further, it is desirable to deposit these nanocomposites on semiconductor substrates to enable charge transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs from the substrate to the nanocomposite. In this way, optoelectronic devices analogous to those achieved using Stranski-Krastanow quantum dots grown by epitaxy can be realized. To date, there have been relatively few investigations of colloidal quantum dot nanocomposites deposited on GaAs substrates. However, it is crucial to develop a better understanding of the optical properties of these hybrid material systems if such heterostructures are to be used for optoelectronic devices, such as infrared photodetectors. By depositing the nanocomposites on GaAs substrates featuring different doping characteristics and measuring the corresponding Fourier transform infrared absorbance, the feasibility of these intraband transitions is demonstrated at room temperature.

Keywords

infrared (IR) spectroscopynanostructurecomposite
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 939: Symposium O – Hybrid Organic/Inorganic/Metallic Electronic and Optical Devices , 2006 , 0939-O02-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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