ACS Nano, volume 12, issue 7, pages 7264-7271

Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-07-05
Journal: ACS Nano
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
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Impact factor17.1
ISSN19360851, 1936086X
General Physics and Astronomy
General Materials Science
General Engineering
Abstract
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) with a band gap tunable in the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) region provide a cheap alternative to epitaxial commercial photodetectors such as HgCdTe (MCT) and InSb. Photoconductive HgTe CQD devices have demonstrated the potential of CQDs for MWIR photodetection but face limitations in speed and sensitivity. Recently, a proof-of-concept HgTe photovoltaic (PV) detector was realized, achieving background-limited infrared photodetection at cryogenic temperatures. Using a modified PV device architecture, we report up to 2 orders of magnitude improvement in the sensitivity of the HgTe CQD photodetectors. A solid-state cation exchange method was introduced during device fabrication to chemically modify the interface potential, leading to an order of magnitude improvement of external quantum efficiency at room temperature. At 230 K, the HgTe CQD photodetectors reported here achieve a sensitivity of 109 Jones with a cutoff wavelength between 4 and 5 μm, which is comparable to that of commercial photodetectors. In addition to the chemical treatment, a thin-film interference structure was devised using an optical spacer to achieve near unity internal quantum efficiency upon reducing the operating temperature. The enhanced sensitivity of the HgTe CQD photodetectors reported here should motivate interest in a cheap, solution-processed MWIR photodetector for applications extending beyond research and military defense.

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Ackerman M. L., Tang X., Guyot-Sionnest P. Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors // ACS Nano. 2018. Vol. 12. No. 7. pp. 7264-7271.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1021/acsnano.8b03425
UR - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b03425
TI - Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors
T2 - ACS Nano
AU - Ackerman, Matthew L.
AU - Tang, Xin
AU - Guyot-Sionnest, Philippe
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/07/05 00:00:00
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
SP - 7264-7271
IS - 7
VL - 12
SN - 1936-0851
SN - 1936-086X
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@article{2018_Ackerman,
author = {Matthew L. Ackerman and Xin Tang and Philippe Guyot-Sionnest},
title = {Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors},
journal = {ACS Nano},
year = {2018},
volume = {12},
publisher = {American Chemical Society (ACS)},
month = {jul},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b03425},
number = {7},
pages = {7264--7271},
doi = {10.1021/acsnano.8b03425}
}
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Ackerman, Matthew L., et al. “Fast and Sensitive Colloidal Quantum Dot Mid-Wave Infrared Photodetectors.” ACS Nano, vol. 12, no. 7, Jul. 2018, pp. 7264-7271. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b03425.
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