Control of the Carrier Type in InAs Nanocrystal Films by Predeposition Incorporation of Cd

被引:48
作者
Geyer, Scott M. [1 ]
Allen, Peter M. [1 ]
Chang, Liang-Yi [1 ]
Wong, Cliff R. [1 ]
Osedach, Tim P. [2 ]
Zhao, Ni [2 ]
Bulovic, Vladimir [2 ]
Bawendi, Moungi G. [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
nanocrystal; quantum dot; InAs; photoconductivity; QUANTUM DOTS; CORE/SHELL NANOCRYSTALS; INJECTION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON;
D O I
10.1021/nn101772n
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Nanocrystal (NC) films have been proposed as an alternative to bulk semiconductors for electronic applications such as solar cells and photodetectors. One outstanding challenge in NC electronics is to robustly control the carrier type to create stable p-n homojunction-based devices. We demonstrate that the postsynthetic addition of Cd to InAs nanocrystals switches the resulting InAs:Cd NC films from n-type to p-type when operating in a field effect transistor. This method presents a stable, facile way to control the carrier type of InAs nanocrystals prior to deposition. We present two mechanisms to explain the observed switch in carrier type. In mechanism 1, Cd atoms are incorporated at In sites in the lattice and act as acceptor defects, forming a partially compensated p-type semiconductor. In mechanism 2, Cd atoms passivate donor-type InAs surface states and create acceptor-type surface states. This work represents a critical step toward the creation of p-n homojunction-based NC electronics.
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页码:7373 / 7378
页数:6
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