Blue luminescent colloidal silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) were produced in a two-stage process. In the first step, synthesis of Si-NCs was achieved by femtosecond pulsed laser ablation of a silicon wafer, which was immersed in deionized water. The size and the structural and the chemical characteristics of colloidal Si-NCs were investigated by TEM and EDAX analyses, and it is found out that the Si-NCs are in spherical shape and the particle diameters are in the range of 5−100 nm. In the second step, ultrasonic waves and filtering chemical-free post-treatment of colloidal Si-NCs solution was performed to reduce the particle size. High-resolution TEM (HRTEM) studies on post-treated colloidal solution clearly show that small (1−5.5 nm in diameter) Si-NCs were successfully produced. Raman spectroscopy results clearly confirms the generation of Si nanoparticles in the crystalline nature, and the Raman scattering study of post-treated Si-NCs confirms the reduction of the particle size. The UV−vis absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy studies elucidate the quantum confinement effect of Si-NCs on the optical properties. The colloidal Si-NCs and post-treated Si-NCs solutions present strong absorption edge shifts toward UV region. Broadband PL emission behavior is observed for the initial colloidal Si-NCs, and the PL spectrum of post-treated Si-NCs presents a blue-shifted broadband PL emission behavior due to the particle size reduction effect.
Abstract:We report on the development of UV range photodetector based on molybdenum disulfide nanocrystals (MoS 2 -NCs). The inorganic MoS 2 -NCs are produced by pulsed laser ablation technique in deionized water and the colloidal MoS 2 -NCs are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and UV/VIS absorption measurements. The photoresponse studies indicate that the fabricated MoS 2 -NCs photodetector (MoS 2 -NCs PD) operates well within 300-400 nm UV range, with diminishing response at visible wavelengths, due to the MoS 2 -NCs absorption characteristics. The structural and the optical properties of laser generated MoS 2 -NCs suggest promising applications in the field of photonics and optoelectronics. field-effect transistors and the effect of ambient on their performances," Appl.
In this work, the fabrication of charge trapping memory cells with laser-synthesized indium-nitride nanoparticles (InN-NPs) embedded in ZnO charge trapping layer is demonstrated. Atomic layer deposited Al 2 O 3 layers are used as tunnel and blocking oxides. The gate contacts are sputtered using a shadow mask which eliminates the need for any lithography steps. High frequency C-V gate measurements show that a memory effect is observed, due to the charging of the InN-NPs. With a low operating voltage of 4 V, the memory shows a noticeable threshold voltage (V t) shift of 2 V, which indicates that InN-NPs act as charge trapping centers. Without InN-NPs, the observed memory hysteresis is negligible. At higher programming voltages of 10 V, a memory window of 5 V is achieved and the V t shift direction indicates that electrons tunnel from channel to charge storage layer.
We present ultraviolet-visible (UV/vis) range photodetectors (PDs) based on thin film ZnO (n)/Si (p) heterojunction diodes. ZnO films are grown by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique at growth temperatures of 80, 150, 200 and 250 • C. The fabricated ZnO (n)/Si (p) photodetectors (ZnO-Si-PDs) show good electrical rectification characteristics with ON/OFF ratios reaching up to 10 3. Under UV (350 nm wavelength) and visible (475 nm wavelength) light illumination, the ZnO-Si-PDs give photoresponsivity values of 30-37 mA W −1 and 74-80 mA W −1 at 0.5 V reverse bias, respectively. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of ALD grown ZnO thin films are used to support the results.
Azobenzene derivatives have potential applications as optomechanical devices and molecular switches. The
fabrication of such devices requires attachment of selected molecules to macroscopic surfaces or leads. In
this work, we consider heterogeneous systems consisting of a host alkanethiol (dodecanethiol) monolayer
with thiol-terminated azobenzene molecules on the Au(111) surface. Studies of the structure and dynamics of
the system using classical molecular dynamics simulations reveal a phase transition that is characterized by
changes in the tilt angle, heat capacity, and diffusion constant of the host molecules. The results for the pure
monolayer are compared to the corresponding heterogeneous systems containing the cis and trans isomers of
azobenzene. The temperature dependence of the structure and dynamics of the monolayers is analyzed in
detail. Finally, we discuss the implications of our results for the interpretation of recent experiments.
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