本体聚合法制备PbSe/PMMA量子点光纤材料

通过本体聚合法,制备出以聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)为基底的PbSe量子点光纤材料PbSe/PMMA.用透射电镜(TEM)观测了PMMA中PbSe量子点的形貌特征,用紫外可见近红外分光光度仪和荧光光谱仪分析了吸收谱和荧光发射(PL)谱.结果表明,PbSe/PMMA材料中生成的PbSe量子点为近似球形、边界明晰、分布均匀...     

PbSe量子点硅酸盐玻璃光纤的制备及光纤光致荧光光谱特性

对钠硼铝硅酸盐玻璃熔体进行拉丝,再经过退火热处理,制备得到光纤直径80~130μm的PbSe量子点玻璃裸光纤.透射电镜分析发现光纤中PbSe量子点的晶粒尺寸为4.2~5.5nm,掺杂体积比约1%.对量子点光纤的柔性进行了初步测试.以980nm泵浦激光作为激励源,用荧光光谱仪观测了量子点光纤的荧光发射谱.结果表明:合适的量子点光纤的退火条件跟块玻璃不同.当退火温度为500~600℃、热处理时间为5~10h时,观测到量子点光纤有强烈的荧光辐射,峰值波长位于1 300~1 450nm,半高全宽达200~330nm.光纤最佳退火温度为600℃、时间7.5h.本文得到的量子点玻璃光纤可进一步制备成玻璃基底的量子点光纤型增益器件光纤放大器、光纤激光器等.     

基于不同ZnSe壳层厚度的InP/ZnSe/ZnS量子点光电性能

磷化铟(InP)量子点(QDs)由于其不含重金属元素和出色的光电特性,在量子点发光二极管(QLED)领域引起了广泛关注.本文以ZnSe和ZnS作为壳层来制备绿色InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs,通过调控ZnSe壳层的厚度得到不同发光性能的QDs.当Se粉与Zn(St)2的质量比为1:15时,InP/ZnSe/ZnS Q...     

熔融法制备PbSe量子点钠硼铝硅酸盐玻璃

量子点掺杂玻璃是当前新型光通信材料研究的一个热点.用熔融法成功制备了PbSe量子点钠硼铝硅酸盐玻璃.用X射线衍射仪和透射电镜分析了玻璃中PbSe量子点的结晶、尺寸以及分布情况,并用紫外可见近红外分光光度仪和荧光光谱仪分析了PbSe量子点玻璃的吸收谱和荧光发射谱.结果表明,当热处理温度低于500℃时,玻璃没有荧光辐射.当...     

基于钠铝硼硅酸盐玻璃的近红外宽带PbSe量子点光纤的光传输特性

用高温熔融二次热处理法,制备了钠铝硼硅酸盐PbSe量子点玻璃及量子点光纤。光纤中量子点的尺寸为4.73 nm±0.25 nm,吸收和辐射峰分别位于1450 nm和1500 nm。测量了量子点光纤的吸收谱、光致荧光(PL)光谱、PL峰值光强随抽运功率的变化,以及980 nm抽运功率在光纤中的衰减系数、PL峰值光强和PL峰值波长随光纤长度的变化。确定了量子点光纤随波长变化的衰减系数、抽运激励阈值功率和饱和功率。从能级跃迁、表面效应等方面解释了实验现象。     

PbSe量子点调控的聚合物太阳能电池性能

为提升聚合物太阳能电池的光电转换效率,在有源层中掺杂PbSe量子点,研究对电池性能的影响。首先采用热化学法制备PbSe量子点,通过改变油酸的添加量及反应时间,调控PbSe量子点的尺寸及结晶性。通过透射电子显微镜和X射线衍射,对量子点进行表征,确定最佳反应条件。然后将不同质量分数的PbSe量子点掺杂至结构为ITO/ZnO/PTB7∶PC_(71)BM/MoO_3/Ag的聚合物太阳能电池中,通过J-V性能测试和紫外吸收光谱测试,分析了PbSe量子点对电池的影响机理。实验结果表明,当PbO与OA的量比为1∶2、反应时间为3 min时,可得到尺寸均匀分布在3～7 nm之间、结晶性较好的量子点,掺杂量子点质量分数为3%时,短路电流密度提升了8.37%,光电转换效率提升了37.41%,有效提升了聚合物太阳能电池的性能。     

ZnO对硫硒化镉量子点玻璃发光性能的影响

以CdS、Se、Zn粉和玻璃基质为原料,采用高温熔融法制备了CdS_xSe_(1-x)量子点硅酸盐玻璃,研究了ZnO含量对CdS_xSe_(1-x)量子点发光玻璃微观结构及发光性能的影响。结果表明:ZnO对CdS_xSe_(1-x)量子点玻璃的发光性能有显著的影响,紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱分析结果说明在470 nm蓝光激发下,掺Zn O的CdS_xSe_(1-x)量子点玻璃中CdS_xSe_(1-x)量子点处于强限域区,出现了强烈的带边激子发射现象,证明量子点具有明显的量子尺寸效应。当样品中ZnO的质量分数为13%时,荧光光谱峰强最大,半峰宽最窄。     

机械合金化结合高压烧结制备PbSe-PbS固溶体合金的热电性能

硒化铅(PbSe)作为一种无碲热电材料受到广泛关注。采用机械合金化结合高压烧结方法制备了PbSe-PbS固溶体合金(PbSe1–x Sx),并研究了Se/S含量对其结构和热电性能的影响。结果表明:采用机械合金化法能够快速合成出PbSe1–x Sx固溶体合金粉末,高压烧结实现了其快速致密化;通过调整Se/S比例可以实现PbSe1–x Sx电输运性能和导电类型的调控;固溶体合金能够实现短波声子散射,显著降低PbSe材料的热导率;当x=0.5、温度为600 K时,PbSe1–x Sx的最高品质因子达到0.54,比PbSe的品质因子(0.33@450K)高64%。     

CdZnSe三元量子点敏化TiO_2纳米管的谱学分析及可见光光催化

以六水合硝酸镉为镉源,硝酸锌为锌源,通过硼氢化钠还原硒单质制得NaHSe,并作为硒源,通过胶体化学法制备了一系列具有不同组分的水溶性Cd1-xZnxSe三元量子点。利用X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)和高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)分析所制得的Cd1-xZnxSe的晶体结构和形貌,表明所制得三元量子点为立方结构,呈规则球状,平均粒径约为4nm。通过改变三元量子点的Cd和Zn元素的配比,调节Cd1-xZnxSe的能带结构,有效调控其光谱学性质;与ZnSe和CdSe等二元量子点相比,Cd1-xZnxSe的紫外可见光吸收光谱及荧光发射光谱都发生明显的红移。采用直接浸渍法,制备Cd0.5Zn0.5Se三元量子点敏化TiO2纳米管(TNTs)复合材料(Cd0.5Zn0.5Se@TNTs)。TEM结果显示Cd0.5Zn0.5Se三元量子点紧密结合在纳米管表面,红外谱图表明TiO2和Cd0.5Zn0.5Se之间形成Ti—Se键,有利于提高复合材料的稳定性。相对于纯TNTs,复合材料的紫外可见光吸收光谱在可见光区的吸收明显增强,吸收带边从400nm红移至700nm左右;同时,复合Cd0.5Zn0.5Se三元量子点后,可以有效地抑制光生电子-空穴对的复合,提高复合材料在可见光区域的光催化效率。可见光照射60 min后,催化剂Cd0.5Zn0.5Se@TNTs对罗丹明B(RhB)光降解率可达到100%,分别约为纯TNTs和纯Cd0.5Zn0.5Se的3.3倍和2.5倍。     

Mn掺杂ZnSe量子点变温发光性质研究

量子点(QD)照明器件中电流导致的焦耳热会使其工作温度高于室温,因此研究量子点的发光热稳定性十分重要。本文利用稳态光谱和时间分辨光谱研究了具有不同壳层厚度的Mn掺杂ZnSe(Mn: ZnSe)量子点的变温发光性质,温度范围是80～500 K。实验结果表明,厚壳层(6.5单层(MLs))Mn: ZnSe量子点的发光热稳定性要优于薄壳层(2.6 MLs)的量子点。从80 K升温到400 K的过程中,厚壳层Mn: ZnSe量子点的发光几乎没有发生热猝灭,发光量子效率在400 K高温下依然可以达到60%。通过对比Mn: ZnSe量子点的变温发光强度与荧光寿命,对Mn: ZnSe量子点发光热猝灭机制进行了讨论。最后,为了研究Mn: ZnSe量子点的发光热猝灭是否为本征猝灭,对具有不同壳层厚度的Mn: ZnSe量子点进行了加热-冷却循环(300-500-300 K)测试,发现厚壳层的Mn: ZnSe量子点的发光在循环中基本可逆。因此,Mn: ZnSe量子点可以适用于照明器件,即使器件中会出现不可避免的较强热效应。     

An optical fiber glass containing PbSe quantum dots

An optical fiber material, sodium-aluminum-borosilicate glass doped with PbSe quantum dots (QDs) is synthesized by a high-temperature melting method. Crystallization, size distribution and absorption-photoluminescence (PL) of this material are observed by XRD, TEM, and spectrometer respectively. The obtained results indicate that the glass contains QDs in diameter of 6-13 nm depending on the heat-treatment temperature and with a higher doped concentration than those available. It shows an enhanced PL, widened FWHM (275-808 nm), obvious Stokes shift (20-110 nm), with the PL peak wavelength located within 1676-2757 nm depending on the size of QD. The glass is fabricated into an optical fiber in diameter of 10-70 μm and length of 1 m, with pliability and ductility similar to usual SiO₂ fibers. It can be easily fused and spliced with SiO₂ fibers due to a small difference of melting point between them. Characterized by high doped concentration and broad FWHM, this study suggests that the glass can be applied to designing novel broadband fiber amplifiers working in C-L waveband.     

Temperature-dependent photoluminescence of dimethylzinc-treated ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots

Temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements were carried out ZnSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) grown with post-growth interruption under a dimethylzinc (DMZn) flow. The PL spectra showed sigmoidal peak shifts and V-shaped full width at half maximum (FWHM) variations with increasing temperature, which strongly suggest that the QD structure of ZnSe/ZnS is quite similar to that of other material systems grown in the Stranski–Krastanov mode. Apparent differences are revealed as a consequence of DMZn treatment: (i) the PL spectra of ZnSe/ZnS QDs showed peaks at higher energies and persisted up to 300 K, and(ii) the minimum points of the V-shaped FWHM appear at a higher temperature compared to H₂-purged ZnSe/ZnS QDs. Experimental results demonstrate the enhancement of localization energy.     

Transition behavior from uncoupled to coupled multiple stacked CdSe/ZnSe self-assembled quantum-dot arrays

Transition behavior from uncoupled to coupled multiple stacked CdSe/ZnSe quantum-dot (QD) arrays grown by molecular beam epitaxy were investigated. Transmission electron microscopy showed that vertically stacked self-assembled CdSe QD arrays were embedded in the ZnSe barriers. The results for the photoluminescence (PL) data at 18 K demonstrated clearly that the transition behavior from uncoupled to coupled peaks depended on the ZnSe barrier thickness. The temperature-dependent PL measurements showed that the activation energy of the electrons confined in the CdSe QDs increased dramatically with decreasing ZnSe spacer layer thickness due to the strong coupling between CdSe/ZnSe QD arrays. The present observations can help improve understanding of the dependence of the coupling behavior and activation energy in CdSe/ZnSe QDs on the spacer layer thickness.     

Structural and optical properties of ZnSe thin films stacked with PbSe submonolayers

Structural and optical properties of Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) thin films stacked with multiple Lead Selenide (PbSe) submonolayers (ML) were studied. Thermal evaporation was preferred to produce ZnSe–PbSe thin films with the PbSe ML thickness ranges from 2.5 to 10 nm. Polycrystalline nature of the ZnSe was revealed through high resolution X-ray diffractometer measurement. The development of micro strain at the interfaces with increasing PbSe ML thickness was observed. A cross-sectional TEM image shows well-ordered periodicity and reproducibility of the layer thickness. The enhancement of optical absorption of ZnSe was identified upon stacking of PbSe ML. The evidence for quantum confinement in PbSe ML was revealed by the obtained red shift in band gap (2.5–1.8 eV) values as well as photoluminescence emission at 1,071 nm. The presence of tensile strain in the ZnSe layers upon staking of PbSe ML was discussed by the shift in LO phonon modes in Raman spectra.     

Magneto-optical study of nonmagnetic quantum dots coupled to a magnetic semiconductor quantum well

We have investigated a series of double-layer structures consisting of a layer of self-assembled non-magnetic CdSe quantum dots (QDs) separated by a thin ZnSe barrier from a ZnCdMnSe diluted magnetic semiconductor (DMSs) quantum well (QW). In the series, the thickness of the ZnSe barrier ranged between 12 and 40 nm. We observe two clearly defined photoluminescence (PL) peaks in all samples, corresponding to the CdSe QDs and the ZnCdMnSe QW, respectively. The PL intensity of the QW peak is observed to decrease systematically relative to the QD peak as the thickness of the ZnSe barrier decreases, indicating a corresponding increase in carrier tunneling from the QW to the QDs. Furthermore, polarization-selective PL measurements reveal that the degree of polarization of the PL emitted by the CdSe QDs increases with decreasing thickness of the ZnSe barriers. The observed behavior is discussed in terms of anti-parallel spin interaction between carriers localized in the non-magnetic QDs and in the magnetic QWs.     

CdSe/PMMA: Plastic fiber material containing CdSe quantum dots

An optical gain plastic, CdSe/PMMA, poly-methyl methacrylate doped with CdSe quantum dot (QD), is reported in this study. With a narrow size distribution of the QD prepared by organic synthesis, the measured results show that the photoluminescence (PL) peak intensity is enhanced by ～2.5 times, FWHM broadened by ～10 nm, and the PL peak wavelength blue shifted by ～25 nm in the CdSe/PMMA compared with plain CdSe QD. Under continuous irradiation of 473-nm laser, the PL peak intensity is positively correlated with time within the first hour after the samples are fabricated, but gradually stabilizes afterward. The obtained results suggest that the CdSe/PMMA material reported here is a desirable optical gain plastic. Potential applications include high gain wideband fiber amplifiers or other photonic devices in the future due to its high flexibility, low weight and low cost.     

Photoluminescence of InAs Self-Organized Quantum Dots Formation on InP Substrate by MOCVD

In this letter, we present results of photoluminescence (PL) emission from single-layer and multilayer InAs self-organized quantum dots (QDs), which were grown on (001) InP substrate. The room temperature PL peak of the single-layer QDs locates at 1608 nm, and full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the PL peak is 71 meV. The PL peak of the multilayer QDs locates at 1478 nm, PL intensity of which is stronger than that of single-layer QDs. The single-layer QD PL spectra also display excited state emission and state filling as the excitation intensity is increased. Low temperature PL spectra show a weak peak between the peaks of QDs and wetting layer (WL), which suggests the recombination between electrons in the WL and holes in the dots.     

Temperature dependence of optical properties of InAs quantum dots grown on GaAs(113)A and (115)A substrates

We have investigated the temperature dependence of photoluminescence (PL) peak position of InAs self-assembled quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs(11N)A (N = 3, 5) substrates. The interband transition energy is calculated by the resolution of the 3D Schrödinger equation for a parallelepipedic InAs QD, with a width of about 8 nm and a height around 3 nm. Experimentally, it was found that the PL spectra quenches at about 160 K. In addition, the full width at half maximum (FWHM) has an abnormal evolution with varying temperature. The latter effect maybe due to the carrier repopulation between QDs. The disorientation of the GaAs substrate and the low width of terraces which was presented in the high index surfaces have an important contribution in the PL spectra. Despite the non-realist chosen shape of QD and the simplest adopted model, theoretical and experimental results revealed a clear agreement.