Dan Liu,Sen Wen,Yuxiao Guo,Xingtian Yin,Wenxiu Que
Subject to the complexity and high cost of traditional semiconductor materials and manufacturing processes, the features of facile solution process with low cost have made the colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) more competitive, in which HgTe nanocrystals can be tuned as a potential in infrared region and achieve a great photoresponsivity. Herein, we reported the synthesis and characterization of HgTe CQDs materials by a facile solution process, and explored the relationship between the nanocrystal size and the reaction temperature and time, as well as the effect of the ligand exchange on the thickness of the HgTe CQDs film. The as-fabricated photoconductive device showed a high photoresponse even under a weak light, which provides a direction for the next-generation infrared photodetectors.
Yimin Wu,Ilia Korolkov,Xvsheng Qiao,Xianghua Zhang,Jun Wan,Xianping Fan
A rapid injection approach is used to synthesize the copper selenide nanoparticles and two-dimensional single crystal nanoplates . This technique excludes the use of toxic or expensive materials, increasing the availability of two-dimensional binary chalcogenide semiconductors. The structure of the nanocrystals has been studied and the possible formation mechanism of the nanoplates has been proposed. The optical absorption showed that the nanoplates demonstrated wide and tuneable absorption band in the visible and near infrared region . These nanoplates could be interesting for converting solar energy and for nanophotonic devices operating in the near infrared .
Xuemin Chen,Ruihong Liu,Shizhang Qiao,Jing Mao,Xiwen Du
Laser irradiation is a green, simple and efficient technique for material synthesis. A laser-activated-catalyst (LAC) technique is proposed for fabrication of nanowires in solution under ambient conditions. In the present work, effects of intrinsic influential factors such as the activity of precursor, precursor concentration, laser energy density and laser irradiation time on the LAC growth of cadmium chalcogenide nanowires are systematically investigated, which help to reveal the fundamental principles of LAC technique. Laser energy density and activity of precursor are proven to be vital for the growth of nanowires, and our work demonstrates that LAC is a universal way for synthesis of cadmium chalcogenides semiconductors.