Mercury chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots for infrared photodetection: From synthesis to device applications

Y Tian, H Luo, M Chen, C Li, SV Kershaw, R Zhang… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Commercial infrared (IR) photodetectors based on epitaxial growth inorganic
semiconductors, eg InGaAs and HgCdTe, suffer from high fabrication cost, poor compatibility …

The rise of HgTe colloidal quantum dots for infrared optoelectronics

KA Sergeeva, H Zhang, AS Portniagin… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Among materials produced as colloidal quantum dots (CQDs), HgTe has a special status
being the only material covering the whole infrared range from the visible to the THz (0.7 …

Multiresonant grating to replace transparent conductive oxide electrode for bias selected filtering of infrared photoresponse

TH Dang, M Cavallo, A Khalili, C Dabard… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Optoelectronic devices rely on conductive layers as electrodes, but they usually introduce
optical losses that are detrimental to the device performances. While the use of transparent …

Room-temperature 15% efficient mid-infrared HgTe colloidal quantum dot photodiodes

JC Peterson, P Guyot-Sionnest - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mid-infrared HgTe colloidal quantum dot photovoltaic devices previously achieved
background-limited infrared photodetection at cryogenic temperatures but also decreased …

Obviating ligand exchange preserves the intact surface of HgTe colloidal quantum dots and enhances performance of short wavelength infrared photodetectors

KA Sergeeva, S Hu, AV Sokolova… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A large volume, scalable synthesis procedure of HgTe quantum dots (QDs) capped initially
with short‐chain conductive ligands ensures ligand exchange‐free and simple device …

Synergism in Binary Nanocrystals Enables Top-Illuminated HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dot Short-Wave Infrared Imager

B Wang, M Yuan, J Liu, X Zhang, J Liu, J Yang… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Thanks to their tunable infrared absorption, solution processability, and low fabrication costs,
HgTe colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are promising for optoelectronic devices. Despite …

Recent advances in mid-infrared photodetection based on colloidal quantum dots: Challenges and possible solutions

R Chang, H Yang, Z Wu, H Shen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Current mid-wave infrared (MWIR) photodetectors are generally too expensive to be used in
civil scenarios. HgTe colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are among the most promising …

Ultrafast charge carrier dynamics and transport characteristics in HgTe quantum dots

KA Sergeeva, K Fan, AA Sergeev, S Hu… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We investigate the charge carrier dynamics in HgTe quantum dots emitting in the second
near-infrared window (1000–2500 nm). To provide a link between fundamental physics and …

Coupling ferroelectric to colloidal nanocrystals as a generic strategy to engineer the carrier density landscape

M Cavallo, E Bossavit, S Matzen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The design of infrared nanocrystals‐based (NCs) photodiodes faces a major challenge
related to the identification of barriers with a well‐suited band alignment or strategy to finely …

On the Suitable choice of Metal for HgTe Nanocrystal-based Photodiode: to Amalgam or not to Amalgam

R Alchaar, C Dabard, D Mastrippolito… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
HgTe, thanks to its unique spectral tunability in the infrared, is the only material able to cover
near-, short-, and mid-wave infrared. Current best devices rely on electrodes made from …