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Review of Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Blue-Light Emission

  • Won Kook Choi
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.391-402
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    • 2023
  • Low-dimensional (zero-dimensional (0-dim), 2-dimensional (2-dim)) nanoparticles, such as chalcogenide compound semiconductors, III-V semiconductors, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), II-VI semiconductors, nanocarbons, hybrid quantum dots (QDs), and perovskite QDs (PQDs), for which blue light emission has been observed, are reviewed. Current synthesis and device fabrication technologies as well as their prospective applications on next-generation quantum-dot-based light-emitting diodes are discussed.

940-nm 350-mW Transverse Single-mode Laser Diode with AlGaAs/InGaAs GRIN-SCH and Asymmetric Structure

  • Kwak, Jeonggeun;Park, Jongkeun;Park, Jeonghyun;Baek, Kijong;Choi, Ansik;Kim, Taekyung
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.3 no.6
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    • pp.583-589
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    • 2019
  • We report experimental results on 940-nm 350-mW AlGaAs/InGaAs transverse single-mode laser diodes (LDs) adopting graded-index separate confinement heterostructures (GRIN-SCH) and p,n-clad asymmetric structures, with improved temperature and small-divergence beam characteristics under high-output-power operation, for a three-dimensional (3D) motion-recognition sensor. The GRIN-SCH design provides good carrier confinement and prevents current leakage by adding a grading layer between cladding and waveguide layers. The asymmetric design, which differs in refractive-index distribution of p-n cladding layers, reduces the divergence angle at high-power operation and widens the transverse mode distribution to decrease the power density around emission facets. At an optical power of 350 mW under continuous-wave (CW) operation, Gaussian narrow far-field patterns (FFP) are measured with the full width at half maximum vertical divergence angle to be 18 degrees. A threshold current (Ith) of 65 mA, slope efficiency (SE) of 0.98 mW/mA, and operating current (Iop) of 400 mA are obtained at room temperature. Also, we could achieve catastrophic optical damage (COD) of 850 mW and long-term reliability of 60℃ with a TO-56 package.

Preparation and Optical Characterization of Mesoporous Silica Films with Different Pore Sizes

  • Bae, Jae-Young;Choi, Suk-Ho;Bae, Byeong-Soo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.27 no.10
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    • pp.1562-1566
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    • 2006
  • Mesoporous silica films with three different pore sizes were prepared by using cationic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, or triblock copolymer as structure directing agents with tetramethylorthosilicate as silica source in order to control the pore size and wall thickness. They were synthesized by an evaporation-induced self-assembly process and spin-coated on Si wafer. Mesoporous silica films with three different pore sizes of 2.9, 4.6, and 6.6 nm and wall thickness ranging from $\sim$1 to $\sim$3 nm were prepared by using three different surfactants. These materials were optically transparent mesoporous silica films and crack free when thickness was less than 1 m m. The photoluminescence spectra found in the visible range were peaked at higher energy for smaller pore and thinner wall sized materials, consistent with the quantum confinement effect within the nano-sized walls of the silica pores.

A Study on the Photoluminescence of Porous Si (다공성 실리콘의 발광에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seok;Choi, Doo-Jin;Yoon, Young-Soo;Yang, Doo-Young;Kim, Woo-Shik
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.608-616
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    • 1995
  • Porous silicon (PS) was prepared under different anodization conditions and the photoluminescence (PL) was measrued. In addition PL of the naturally and thermally oxidized PS was measured. It was found that the PL peak was shifted to shorter wavelength as the anodization current density and the extent of the oxidation increased. The absence of correlation between the PL behavior and the surface hydrogen species (Si-H2, Si-H) implies that the mechanism of PL of PS is not likely related to the surface hydrogen species effect but to the quantum confinement effect.

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Size Dependent Absorption Spectrum of ZnO Nanocrystals

  • Chang Ho Jung;Wang Yongsheng;Suh Kwang-Jong;Son Chang-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.15 no.7
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    • pp.431-434
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    • 2005
  • To investigate the dependences of the absorption spectrum and electronic structure properties on the ZnO nano-particle size, ZnO nanocrystals were synthesized by a sol-gel method. The absorption onset peak exhibits a systematic blue-shift with decreasing particle size due to the quantum confinement effect, as well as, with decreasing $Zn^{2+}$ concentration. The increase of particle size is mainly controlled by coarsening and aggregation step during the nucleation and growth of ZnO nano-particles. The onset absorption spectrum of ZnO colloids changes from 310 to 355 nm as $Zn^{2+}$ concentration increases from 0.01 to 0.1 mole. The average particle size as a function of aging- time can be determined from the absorption spectra. The freshly prepared nanocrystal size was about 2.8nm.

Effect of nitrogen doping and hydrogen confinement on the electronic properties of a single walled carbon nanotube

  • Bhat, Bashir Mohi Ud Din;Dar, Jehangir Rashid;Sen, Pratima
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.29-32
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    • 2016
  • This paper addresses the effect of dopants on the electronic properties of zigzag (8, 0) semiconducting single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), using extended Hückel theory combined with nonequilibrium Green’s function formalism. Through appropriate dopant concentrations, the electronic properties of SWCNTs can be modified. Within this context, we present our ongoing investigation on (8, 0) SWCNTs doped with nitrogen. Quantum confinement effects on the electronic properties of the SWCNTs have also been investigated. The obtained results reveal that the electronic properties of SWCNTs are strongly dependent on the dopant concentration and modification of electronic structures by hydrogen confinement.

Qantum Transition properties of Si in Electron Deformation Potential Phonon Interacting Qusi Two Dimensional System (준 2차원 시스템에서 전자 변위 포텐셜 상호 작용에 의한 Si의 양자 전이 특성)

  • Joo, Seok-Min;Cho, Hyun-Chul;Lee, Su-Ho
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.502-507
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    • 2019
  • We investigated theoretically the quantum optical transition properties of qusi 2-Dinensinal Landau splitting system, in Si. We apply the Quantum Transport theory (QTR) to the system in the confinement of electrons by square well confinement potential. We use the projected Liouville equation method with Equilibrium Average Projection Scheme (EAPS). In order to analyze the quantum transition, we compare the temperature and the magnetic field dependencies of the QTLW and the QTLS on two transition processes, namely, the phonon emission transition process and the phonon absorption transition process. Through the analysis of this work, we found the increasing properties of QTLW and QTLS of Si with the temperature and the magnetic fields. We also found the dominant scattering processes are the phonon emission transition process.

Design of 808nm GRIN-SCH Quantum Dot Laser Diode (808nm GRIN-SCH 양자점 레이저 다이오드 설계)

  • Chan, Trevor;Son, Sung-Hun;Kim, Kyoung-Chan;Kim, Tae-Geun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.131-131
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    • 2010
  • The power of semiconductor laser diodes has been limited primarily by the heating effects which occur at high optical intensities. The actual limiting event can take one of a number of forms such as. catastrophic optical damage or filamentation. A general approach to this problem is to design a heterostructure which creates a high powered output while maintaining low internal optical intensities. A graded index separate confinement heterostructure (GRIN-SCH) is one such structure that accomplishes the above task. Here, the active region is sandwiched between graded index layers where the index of refraction increases nearer to the active layer. This structure has been shown to yield a high efficiency due to the confinement of both the optical power and carriers, thereby reducing the optical intensity required to achieve higher powers. The optical confinement also reinforces the optical beam quality against high power effects. Quantum dots have long been a desirable option for laser diodes due to the enhanced optical properties associated with the zeroth dimensionality. In our work, we use PICS3D software created by Crosslight Software Inc. to simulate the performance of In0.67A10.33As/A10.2Ga0.8AsquantumdotsusedwithaGRIN-SCH. The simulation tools are used to optimize the GRIN-SCH structure for high efficiency and optical beam quality.

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The Magnetic Field Dependence of the Confinement Potential due to the Interaction of Electron and Piezoelectric Phonon in GaAs Semiconducting Materials (구속 포텐셜의 전자-압전 포논 상호 작용에 따른 GaAs의 자기장 의존 특성)

  • Lee, Su-Ho;Kim, Hai-Jai;Joo, Seok-Min
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.67 no.3
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2018
  • We consider the system is subject to the linearly polarized oscillatory external field. We study the optical quantum transition Line shapes(QTLS) which show the absorption power and the quantum transition line widths(QTLW) of electron-piezoelectric phonon interacting system. We analyze the magnetic field dependence of the QTLS and the QTLW in various cases. In order to analysis the quantum transition, we compare the magnetic field dependence of the QTLW and the QTLS of two transition process, the intra-Landau level transition process and the inter-Landau level transition process.

Luminescent Characteristics of CdSe Quantum Dot Phosphor Depending on Se Precursor Ratio (Se 전구체 함량 따른 CdSe 양자점 형광체의 발광특성)

  • Eom, Nu Si A;Kim, Taek-Soo;Choa, Yong-Ho;Kim, Bum Sung
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.442-445
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    • 2012
  • The quantum dots (QD) have unique electrical and optical properties due to quantum dot confinement effect. The optical properties of QDs are decided by various synthesis conditions. In a prior QDs study, a study on the QDs size with synthesis condition such as synthesis time and temperature is being extensively researched. However, the research on QDs size with composition ratio has hitherto received scant attention. In order to evaluate the ratio dependence of CdSe crystal, synthesis ratio of Se precursor is changed from 16.7 mol%Se to 44 mol%Se. As the increasing Se ratio, the band gap was increased. This is caused by red shift of emission. We confirmed optical property of CdSe QDs with composition ratio.