Absorption cross sections and Auger recombination lifetimes in inverted core-shell nanocrystals: Implications for lasing performance

被引:92
作者
Nanda, J [1 ]
Ivanov, SA [1 ]
Htoon, H [1 ]
Bezel, I [1 ]
Piryatinski, A [1 ]
Tretiak, S [1 ]
Klimov, VI [1 ]
机构
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1063/1.2168032
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We study inverted core-shell nanocrystals (NCs), in which a core of a wide-gap semiconductor (ZnSe) is overcoated with a shell of a narrower gap material (CdSe). Depending on the core radius and the shell thickness, these NCs can exhibit either type-I or type-II behavior. We show that these heterostructures can be used to significantly increase the absorption cross sections and simultaneously decrease the efficiency of Auger recombination compared to monocomponent CdSe NCs emitting at the same wavelength. These properties enhance the lasing performance of inverted core-shell structures and allow, in particular, efficient amplified spontaneous emission in the range of blue colors. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
引用
收藏
页数:7
相关论文
共 39 条
[31]   From amplified spontaneous emission to microring lasing using nanocrystal quantum dot solids [J].
Malko, AV ;
Mikhailovsky, AA ;
Petruska, MA ;
Hollingsworth, JA ;
Htoon, H ;
Bawendi, MG ;
Klimov, VI .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2002, 81 (07) :1303-1305
[32]   Multiparticle interactions and stimulated emission in chemically synthesized quantum dots [J].
Mikhailovsky, AA ;
Malko, AV ;
Hollingsworth, JA ;
Bawendi, MG ;
Klimov, VI .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 2002, 80 (13) :2380-2382
[33]   SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEARLY MONODISPERSE CDE (E = S, SE, TE) SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALLITES [J].
MURRAY, CB ;
NORRIS, DJ ;
BAWENDI, MG .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1993, 115 (19) :8706-8715
[34]   Epitaxial growth of highly luminescent CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals with photostability and electronic accessibility [J].
Peng, XG ;
Schlamp, MC ;
Kadavanich, AV ;
Alivisatos, AP .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1997, 119 (30) :7019-7029
[35]   High-performance, quantum dot nanocomposites for nonlinear optical and optical gain applications [J].
Petruska, MA ;
Malko, AV ;
Voyles, PM ;
Klimov, VI .
ADVANCED MATERIALS, 2003, 15 (7-8) :610-613
[36]   High efficiency carrier multiplication in PbSe nanocrystals: Implications for solar energy conversion [J].
Schaller, RD ;
Klimov, VI .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2004, 92 (18) :186601-1
[37]  
Sundar VC, 2002, ADV MATER, V14, P739, DOI 10.1002/1521-4095(20020517)14:10<739::AID-ADMA739>3.0.CO
[38]  
2-Y
[39]   Efficient near-infrared polymer nanocrystat light-emitting diodes [J].
Tessler, N ;
Medvedev, V ;
Kazes, M ;
Kan, SH ;
Banin, U .
SCIENCE, 2002, 295 (5559) :1506-1508