Photocurrent characteristics of close-packed HgTe nanoparticles in the infrared-wavelength range

적외선 영역에서의 HgTe 나노입자 광전류 특성

  • Kim, Hyun-Suk (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Park, Byung-Jun (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Hyoung (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Woo (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Won (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Cho, Kyoung-Ah (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Sig (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
  • Published : 2004.11.11

Abstract

Photocurrent spectrum, photoresponse, and I-V measurements were made for close-packed HgTe nanoparticles without organic capping materials to investigate their photocurrent characteristics in the infrared range. In absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectra taken for the close-packed nanoparticles film, the wavelengths of exciton peaks was red-shifted, compared with organic capped HgTe nanoparticles dispersed in solution. This red-shift is caused by the lessening of the exciton binding energy. The I-V curves and photoresponse for the close-packed nanoparticles film reveal their dark current and fast photoresponse with no current decay, respectively. The observation suggests that the HgTe nanoparticles are a very prospect material applicable for photodetectors in the whole IR range.

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