Published July 13, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Temperature dependence of the fundamental excitonic resonance in lead-salt quantum dots

  • 1. Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Max-Born-Str. 2A, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200241 (China)
  • 3. Institut für Angewandte Photonik e.V. Rudower Chaussee 29/31, 12489 Berlin (Germany)
  • 4. Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico and Ullrich Photoincs LLC, Wayne, Ohio 43466 (United States)
  • 5. National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, 500 Yutian Rd, Shanghai 200083 (China)

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The temperature dependences of the fundamental excitonic resonance in PbS and PbSe quantum dots fabricated by various technologies are experimentally determined. Above ∼150 K, sub-linearities of the temperature shifts and halfwidths are observed. This behavior is analyzed within the existing standard models. Concordant modeling, however, becomes possible only within the frame of a three-level system that takes into account both bright and dark excitonic states as well as phonon-assisted carrier redistribution between these states. Our results show that luminescence characterization of lead-salt quantum dots necessarily requires both low temperatures and excitation densities in order to provide reliable ensemble parameters

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
107
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 022106-022106.5
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
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