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1. Title (28 point)

QD 광학기술

강 성 준

경희대학교

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Introduction

Quantum-dots Light emitting diodes

Photodetectors

JCP 130, 094704 (2009)

Fabrication of high-performance Quantum-dots LEDs

  • All solution processable and inorganic materials for QDs LEDs.
  • Controllable layer-by-layer deposition of QDs for LEDs.

Interfacial electronic structures of LEDs

  • Synthesis inorganic charge injection/transport materials.
  • Interfacial electronic structures to engineer the charge transport.

Highly transparent photodetector (NIR/RGB/UV)

  • Wide band gap semiconductor for the transparent active channel
  • Controllable defect state via nanomaterials

Device fabrications

  • Fabrication of photodetectors for the next-generation image sensor.

Optical logic circuits

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Introduction

https://lant.khu.ac.kr/home

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Outline

  • Introduction
  • QD의 기본 구성과 특성
  • QD의 전자구조 및 광학적 특성

- Quantum Mechanics and Optics for QDs

  • Next generation optical devices that used QDs

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Introduction: Anything else?

Any other functions on Display?

Participants can vote at slido.com with #1398420

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Introduction: Anything else?

2022년 수강생들의 생각

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Introduction: Anything else?

2023년 수강생들의 생각

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Introduction: Research trend in electronics

Notebook

Smart Phone

Smart Glass

& Watch

Desktop

Research trend in electronics

Attachable

Electronics

Rigid Electronics

Portable

Apple, Samsung, HP, etc.

Weight: less than 2 kg

Power: Battery

Rigid & Flexible

Portable

Apple, Samsung, Google, etc.

Weight: ~ 200 g

Power: Battery

Rigid & Flexible

Transparent

Portable

Google, Samsung, Apple, etc.

Weight: ~ 40 g

Power: Battery

Rigid Electronics

Not portable

HP, Sony, Samsung, etc.

Weight: over 5 kg

Power: No battery

Flexible & Stretchable

Transparent

Attachable

Weight: less than 10g

Power: Self generating

New-type of electronics is flexible & stretchable electronics

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Introduction: Research trend in Display

Next?

Solution processable

Flexible, Stretchable, Soft

Pure Color, Printable process

New-type LED, 3D-LED

Quantum-dots LEDs may be the next generation display

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Introduction: future of display?

Display with multi-functions

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Introduction: future of display?

Display with multi-functions

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Introduction: Transparent electronics

Transparent electronics

Electronic devices on transparent substrate, such as a glass and plastic.

Electronic devices with a transparent conducting, semiconducting and insulating materials.

We need small band gap semiconductors for the electrical properties.

Also, we need wide band gap semiconductors for the transparency.

(Sometimes, it can be achieved by using atomically thin semiconductor layers)

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Introduction: Flexible & Stretchable electronics

Flexible electronics

Electronic devices on flexible plastic substrates.

Flexible electronics are lightweight, bendable, rollable, and portable.

Stretchable electronics

Electronics devices on elastic substrates.

Acceptable for foldable, wearable and bio-integrated devices.

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Introduction: Research trend in electronics

Why stretchable?

It allows for applications that are able to deform according to the human body.

It allows for devices that are made in one size and are accommodated to their final shape.

It allows 3D, randomly shaped objects produced in a conventional way.

It improves the reliability of devices subjected to strains.

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Outline

  • Introduction
  • QD의 기본 구성과 특성
  • QD의 전자구조 및 광학적 특성

- Quantum Mechanics and Optics for QDs

  • Next generation optical devices that used QDs

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Quantum Dots

Quantum dots are small nano crystals, that are considered as dimensionless.

Quantized energy level due to the quantum confinement effect.

Quantum

dots

Narrow

spectral emission bandwidth

Good photo stability

Controllable band gap

(size tuning)

Unlimited on

any substrates & structures

High photoluminescence quantum efficiency

Printed electronics available

High brightness

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Quantum-dots Light Emitting Diodes

Quantum dot LEDs are characterized by pure and saturated emission colors with narrow bandwidth.

QLEDs’ emission wavelength is easily tuned by changing the size of the quantum dots.

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Quantum Dots: Core-shell structures

Type-Ⅱ QDs can be used as an energy-conversion material in solar cells.

E(eV)

Anode

HIL

EIL

Cathode

EML

P3HT:PC71BM

h

e-

h

e-

h

e-

E(eV)

Anode

HIL

EIL

Cathode

EML

HTL

ETL

e-

h

h

e-

h

e-

h

e-

Type-Ⅰ QDs can be used to photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) devices

For the light emitting device

For the light absorbing device

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Quantum Dots: Core-shell structures

Types of quantum-dots structure for optoelectronics

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Full color quantum dot display by SAMSUNG (PL emitter)

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Full color quantum dot display by SAMSUNG (EL-emitter)

Using a soft lithography method, they fabricated QLEDs.

Nature Photonics 5, 176 (2011)

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Outline

  • Introduction
  • QD의 기본 구성과 특성
  • QD의 전자구조 및 광학적 특성

- Quantum Mechanics and Optics for QDs

  • Next generation optical devices that used QDs

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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

In order to understand the current-voltage characteristics, we need some knowledge of electron behavior in semiconductor when the electron is subjected to various potential functions.

Classic Mechanics

Newton’s law

- Describe macro world.

Quantum Mechanics

Wave Mechanics

- Describe atomic world.

- Schrodinger’s wave equation.

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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Classical Mechanics vs. Quantum Mechanics

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; wave-particle duality

In our experiences, particles and waves are always different concepts.

- Stone is a particle and sound is a wave.

Therefore, particles and waves are treated as a separate

components in classical physics.

In the microscopic world, it is difficult to separate the concepts of particles and waves. That means the wave-particle duality.

We regard electrons as particles because they have charge and mass and behave according to the laws of particle mechanics.

However, sometimes moving electrons can be explained by wave.

Electromagnetic waves are waves because it shows diffraction, interference and polarization.

However, sometimes electromagnetic waves behave as though they are streams of particles.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Photoelectric effect

The energies of electrons liberated by light depend on the frequency of the incident light.

Electrons are emitted when the frequency of the incident light is sufficiently high. The phenomena is known as the photoelectric effect and the emitted electron are called photoelectrons.

From the photoelectric effect, we know that light waves carry energy.

However, it is very difficult to explain the photoelectric effect by using classical physics.

Einstein explained the photoelectric effect and won the Nobel prize.

(He didn’t get the Nobel prize by the theory of relativity.)

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Photoelectric effect

In 1905, Einstein realized that the photoelectric effect could be understood if the energy in light is not spread out over wavefronts but is concentrated in small packets PHOTONS.

Photon, with a light of frequency ν, has the energy , which is same with the Planck’s quantum energy.

From the concept of photons, Einstein enables to explain three experimental findings, which is difficult to explain the photoelectric effect by using wave theory (or classical physics).

1. Because of EM wave energy is concentrated in photons, there should be no delay in the emission of photoelectrons.

2. All photons of frequency ν have the same energy. So changing the intensity of monochromatic light beam will change the number of photoelectrons but not their energies.

3. The higher the frequency ν, the greater the photon energy . Therefore the photoelectrons have more energy with the higher frequency.

Therefore, we can guess that light is packets of energy.

PHOTON

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; De Broglie waves

A moving body behaves as it has a wave nature.

A photon of light of frequency ν has the momentum.

Therefore the wavelength of a photon is specified by its momentum according to the relation below. De Broglie suggest the equation could be applied to the materials with mass as well as a photon.

The momentum of a particle of mass m and velocity v is p=γmv. Therefore, we can define De Broglie wavelength.

γ is the relativistic factor. If the speed of mass m is very small compare to the speed of light, the relativistic factor should be 1.

De Broglie wavelength shows that the particles with a larger momentum has the shorter De Broglie wavelength.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Wave formula

The wave formula can be changed as below.

ϖ is defined as angular frequency and k is wave number.

Therefore, the wave formula can be written as below.

Using these equation we will learn the phase velocity and group velocity of waves.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Phase and group velocities

A group of waves do not need to have the same velocity as the waves themselves.

Phase velocity is the velocity of waves itself.

Group velocity is the velocity of wave packet or wave group.

The wave group can be formed by superposition of the waves.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Phase and group velocities

The amplitude of the de Broglie waves that correspond to a moving body reflects the probability that it will be found at a particular place at a particular time.

We can not use the simple harmonic wave formula to describe de Broglie waves, because the amplitude of simple harmonic wave is same everywhere.

Therefore, we can expect a moving body can be represented by a wave packet (wave group).

Using the wave group, the probability is different at a particular place and a particular time because the amplitude is different with x, t.

Amplitude is same everywhere. Amplitude is different with the position or time.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Particle in a box

Let’s try to understand why the energy of trapped particle is quantized.

When a particle is restricted to a specific region of space instead of free space,

the wave nature of a moving particle shows some remarkable phenomena.

Let’s consider the simplest case such as the figure. (a particle bounces back and forth between the walls of a box.)

And if we assume the walls of the box are infinitely hard, so the particle does not lose energy by the collision. And the velocity is sufficiently small, so that we can ignore relativistic considerations.

In this case, a particle trapped in a box is like a standing wave such as the image.

The wave’s displacement should be 0 at the wall, since the wave stop there.

Therefore, the possible de Broglie wavelengths of the particle in a box are

determined by the width L of the box.

The longest wavelength is λ=2L, the next is λ=L and then λ=2L/3 and so forth.

Therefore, de Broglie wavelengths of trapped particle is given by

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Particle in a box

The restriction on de Broglie wavelength gives the limits on momentum of the particle and also on the kinetic energy. (mv=h/λ)

The kinetic energy is shown below.

The particle in a box does not have a potential energy in this model. Therefore the total energy of the particle in a box is given as below.

From this equations, we can find that the energy is not continuous. Each permitted energy is called as an energy level. The integer n is called as quantum number.

Therefore the energy of the particle in a box is quantized.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Particle in a box

From the equation, we can find some general conclusions.

  1. A trapped particle can not have a continuous energy. The restriction of a particle limits the wave function. And the wave function limits the energy of the particles. It means the energy is quantized.

  • A trapped particle cannot have zero energy. From the λ =h/mv, a speed v=0 means an infinite wavelength. But we can not expect an infinite wavelength for the trapped particles. Because it is limited by the width L of the box.

  • Because Planck’s constant is so small, quantization of energy can be occurred when m and L are also so small. This is why we can not aware of energy quantization in our own experience.

electron shell

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The Bohr atom

Bohr and de Broglie found a successful atomic model.

The de Broglie wavelength of electron in orbit around a hydrogen nucleus and the velocity of electron for a stable orbit are given as below.

By combining these equations, we can obtain the orbital electron wavelength as a function of r, the radius of the electron orbit.

The radius of the electron orbit of hydrogen is 5.3 × 10-11 m. Therefore, the electron wavelength can be calculated as below.

The electron wavelength is exactly same with the circumference of the

electron orbit.

The orbit of the electron corresponds to one complete electron wave.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The Bohr atom

The wavelengths of the electron wave should be always fit an integer number of times of the circumference of the electron orbit.

If a fractional number of wavelengths is not same to the circumference of the electron orbit, destructive interference will occur as the waves travel around the loop, and the vibrations will disappear.

Therefore, an electron can circle a nucleus only if its orbit contains an integral number of de Broglie wavelengths.

This statement combines both the particle and wave characters of the electron because the electron wavelength depends on the orbital velocity needed to balance the pull of the nucleus.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The Bohr atom

The condition for orbit stability can be written as below.

rn is the radius of the orbit that contain n wavelengths. The integer n is called as the quantum number of the orbit.

Therefore, the orbital radii in Bohr atom is

The radius of the innermost orbit is called as the Bohr radius of the hydrogen atom.

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Electron Orbits

Let’s try to obtain the electron velocity in classical mechanics, which can make a stable electron orbit.

In hydrogen atom, there are only one electron as shown in the image.

If we assume a circular electron orbit, the centripetal force and the electric force between proton and electron is given by as below.

These force should be same for a stable orbit.

Therefore the electron velocity for a stable orbit is obtained as below.

Under this velocity, electron should collapse to the proton.

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Electron Orbits

Let’s try to obtain the total energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom.

The total energy should be the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.

Here, the minus sign of potential energy follows from the choice of PE = 0 at r = ∞, when the electron and proton are infinitely far apart so that there is no potential energy.

The total energy of the electron in a hydrogen atom is

If the total energy is larger than 0, the electron should be separate from the proton.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Energy levels and spectra

The various permitted orbits according to the Bohr’s atomic model related with the different electron energies.

The electron energy En is given in terms of the orbit

radius rn.

By combination those two equations, we can obtain

the energy level formula.

Here, the lowest energy level E1 is called the ground

state of the atom, and the higher levels E2, E3, E4, …

are called excited states.

As the quantum number n increases, the energy level

approaches to 0. And the electron is no longer bound

to the nucleus.

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The failure of classical physics

The analysis for a stable electron orbit based on classical dynamic are shown below.

We obtained these equation from Newton’s law and Coulomb’s law.

However, scientist didn’t consider the electromagnetic theory, which states that any accelerated electric charges radiate energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.

And an electron, who is moving in the curve or circle, is accelerated.

Therefore, the electron in the orbit should always lose energy continuously, and spiraling into the nucleus in a short time as shown in the image. (Atom should be collapse in this model.)

But, the atoms do not collapse.

Therefore there are contradiction in the orbit model.

We need a new model to describe the atomic structure based on Quantum Physics!!

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Quantum Mechanics

The quantities, that quantum mechanics describe, are probabilities.

For example, the radius of the electron’s orbit in a ground state hydrogen

is 5.3 × 10-11 m.

However quantum mechanics states that this is the most probable radius.

That means in the experiment, most trial will give a different value, either larger

or smaller, but the value most likely to be found at 5.3 × 10-11 m.

From the De Broglie electron wave, we can say the electron can be exist at some place with some probability.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Quantum Mechanics

WAVE FUNCTION

The quantity with which quantum mechanics is concerned is the wave function Ψ of a body.

While Ψ itself has no physical interpretation, the square of its absolute magnitude⎟Ψ⎥2, evaluated at a particular place and time, is proportional to the probability of finding the body there at that time.

The quantum mechanics is about to determine Ψ for a body when its freedom of motion is limited by the external forces.

The wave functions are usually complex with both real and imaginary parts.

However, a probability must be a positive real quantity. The probability density ⎟Ψ⎥2 for a complex Ψ is taken as the product Ψ* Ψ. Ψ* is called as complex conjugate of Ψ.

Therefore, ⎟Ψ⎥2 is always a positive real quantity.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; Quantum Mechanics

Normalization

Because ⎟Ψ⎥2 is proportional to the probability density P of finding the body described by Ψ, the integral of ⎟Ψ⎥2 over all space must be finite. That means the body should be somewhere.

If the integration of ⎟Ψ⎥2 is 0, the particle does not exist.

⎟Ψ⎥2 is the probability, therefore the integration should be 1 to have a meaning.

A wave function that obeys this relation is said to be normalized.

Every acceptable wave function can be normalized by multiplying it by an appropriate constant.

Besides being normalizable, Ψ must be single-valued, since probability can have only one value at a particular place and time, and continuous.

Also the partial derivatives of Ψ should be finite, continuous, and single valued.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The wave equation

Schrödinger’s equation is a wave equation in the variable Ψ.

Schrödinger’s equation is the fundamental equation of quantum mechanics in the same sense that the second law of motion (F=ma) is the fundamental equation of classical mechanics.

Let’s consider the wave equation below.

The wave equation describes a wave whose variable quantity is y that propagates in the x direction with the speed v.

Waves in the xy plane traveling in the x direction along a stretched string lying on the x axis.

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Principles of Quantum Mechanics; The wave equation

Therefore, the wave equation above has the solution in the form as below, where F is any function that can be differentiated.

The solution F(t - x/v) represent waves traveling in the +x direction, and the solution F(t + x/v) represent waves traveling in the –x direction.

Let’s consider the wave of a free particle. The wave can be described by the general solution of the wave equation for a constant amplitude A, constant angular frequency ω in the +x direction as below.

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Schrödinger’s equation: Time-dependent form

The wave function Ψ for a particle moving freely in the +x direction is specified as below.

By replacing ω in the formula by 2πν and v by λν,

Also, by using the relation between total energy E and momentum p with the λ and ν, we can obtain the wave function for a free particle in terms of Energy and Momentum.

The equation describes the wave of a free particle of total energy E and momentum p moving in the +x direction.

To obtain the fundamental differential equation of Ψ, which we can solve for Ψ in a specific situation, we have to use differential formula.

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Schrödinger’s equation: Time-dependent form

By differentiating two times with respect to x,

By differentiating once with respect to t,

The total energy is given as below, and we can obtain the time dependent form of Schrödinger’s equation.

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Schrödinger’s equation: Time-dependent form

The time dependent form of Schrödinger’s equation in three dimensions are shown.

Any restrictions that may be present on the particle’s motion will affect the potential energy U.

Therefore, once we know U, by solving the Schrödinger’s equation , we can obtain the wave function Ψ and the probability density ⎟Ψ⎥2 in terms of x, y, z, t.

Schrödinger’s equation is a basic principle of physics itself.

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The infinite potential well

Let’s see the eigenvalue and eigenfunction of a particle in a box.

We can specify the particle’s motion by restricting the motion along x-axis

between x = 0 and x = a with infinitely hard walls.

A particle does not lose energy when it collides with such walls. So the

total energy stays constant.

The potential is constant inside the wall. (let’s assume 0).

Therefore, the wave function is 0 outside the box.

Therefore, the Schrödinger’s equation within the box can be written as below.

The wave function ψ is a function only of x, so we can use total derivative instead partial derivative form.

The solution of the Schrödinger’s equation is below.

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The infinite potential well

The boundary condition is

The constant A1 should be 0 because, ψ = 0 for x = 0.

For ψ = 0 for x = a, it should be satisfy the condition below.

Therefore, from this relation, we can obtain the eigenvalues of energy levels.

The result shows the permitted energy of a particle in a box.

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The infinite potential well

From the boundary condition we know that the constant A1 should be 0 because, ψ = 0 for x = 0.

And, also with normalization,

This eigenfunctions are corresponded to the energy eigenvalues En.

This result means that the energy of the particle is quantized.

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Quantum dots; Energy levels

Therefore, quantum dots are more closely related to atoms than a bulk materials because of their maximized quantized energy levels.

We can also called as “Artificial atoms”.

Band gaps and energy levels of quantum dots depend on the size of crystals.

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Introduction to the Quantum Theory of Solids

Now, we will generalize the concepts to the electron in a crystal lattice.

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e-

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The k-space diagram

The parameter 𝛼 is related to the total energy E of the particle.

  • Discrete energy zones are allowed

  • Electron that moves in a periodic potential (Crystal) can only occupy certain allowed energy zone

🡺 Energy band & Energy gap exist in crystal !!!!

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Quantum dot

Quantum dots are small nano crystals, that are considered as dimensionless.

Typical dimensions are in several nanometers.

Quantum dots are small nano crystals, that contain a tiny droplet of free electrons.

A quantum dot is a semiconductor nano crystal whose electrons are confined in three spatial dimensions.

The size, shape and number of electrons can be controlled.

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Quantum dots; Energy levels and spectra

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Electromagnetic frequency spectrum

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Quantum Dots

Quantum dots are small nano crystals, that are considered as dimensionless.

Quantized energy level due to the quantum confinement effect.

Quantum

dots

Narrow

spectral emission bandwidth

Good photo stability

Controllable band gap

(size tuning)

Unlimited on

any substrates & structures

High photoluminescence quantum efficiency

Printed electronics available

High brightness

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Quantum Dots: Core-shell structures

Types of quantum-dots structure for optoelectronics

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Quantum Dots: Core-shell structures

Type-Ⅱ QDs can be used as an energy-conversion material in solar cells.

E(eV)

Anode

HIL

EIL

Cathode

EML

P3HT:PC71BM

h

e-

h

e-

h

e-

E(eV)

Anode

HIL

EIL

Cathode

EML

HTL

ETL

e-

h

h

e-

h

e-

h

e-

Type-Ⅰ QDs can be used to photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) devices

For the light emitting device

For the light absorbing device

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Outline

  • Introduction
  • QD의 기본 구성과 특성
  • QD의 전자구조 및 광학적 특성

- Quantum Mechanics and Optics for QDs

  • Next generation optical devices that used QDs

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Quantum Dots TV?

Samsung

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Research challenges in QLEDs

Materials

Quantum-dots

- High efficient, stable.

- Ligand control.

- Cadmium free.

Interface engineering

Interfacial electronic structure

- XPS/UPS measurements.

- Charge injection/transport interlayer.

Fabrications

Developing fabrication processes

- Transfer printing, Jet printing, etc.

- Vacuum jet coating.

- Compatible process with OLEDs.

Nature Communications 6, 7149 (2015)

Nano Letters 15, 969 (2015)

Charge injection/transport layer

- Efficient charge injection/transport.

- Air and thermal stable.

- Inorganic.

Interfacial enhancement

- Plasmon resonance.

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IDEA: improving the performance of QLEDs

Interfacial and plasmon effects

New charge transport layer

Engineering interfacial energy band for efficient charge transport and recombination

Plasmon effect to enhance the luminance

- Au nanorod, etc.

Replace organic charge injection and transport layer for stability

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Quantum-dot LEDs: plasmon effect

Au NRs Coating

on the patterned ITO

PEDOT:PSS coating

TFB coating

QD coating

TiO2 coating

Al deposition

Plasmon enhanced QLEDs with Au nanorods.

- A strong coupling between excitons and localized surface plasmons.

QDs

Al

TiO2

ITO

Glass

100 nm

10 nm

25 nm

60 nm

Au NRs

PEDOT:PSS & TFB

QDs

E(eV)

ITO

PEDOT:PSS

TIO2

Al

4.8

5.1

4.9

6.9

3.9

4.3

5.3

2.1

TFB

Au NRs

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Quantum-dot LEDs: plasmon effect

glass

Au NR

ITO

PEDOT:PSS

TFB

QDs

TiO2

Al

2. Plasmon resonance-

induced emission

1. General emission

Ec

Ev

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+

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+

CdSe/ZnS QD

Excitation

1. General emission

2. Plasmon resonance-

induced emission

Plasmon enhanced QLEDs with Au nanorods.

- Nonradiative excitons can make an energy transfer to plasmon effectively.

- A strong coupling between excitons and localized surface plasmons generates a plasmon resonance.

- The resonance can be scattered and make radiation from Au nanorods.

Plasmon resonance induced emission from Au nanorods.

Time-resolved PL measurements

It will provide an evidence of plasmon enhanced QLEDs.

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Quantum-dot LEDs: inorganic charge injection layer

Solution-processed Tungsten Oxide and Zinc Oxide

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 495 (2014)

Solution-processed Nickel Oxide and Zinc Oxide

Nanotechnology 24, 115201 (2013)

Solution-processed Molybdenum Oxide

IEEE Photonics Tech. Lett. 28, 2156 (2016)

Metal doped Nickel Oxide

Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1704278 (2017)

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Quantum-dot LEDs: inorganic charge injection layer

Remove organic layers such as PEDOT:PSS.

- Improve thermal stability and prevent hygroscopic nature of organics.

Vanadium oxide hole injection layer works well.

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Quantum-dot LEDs: inorganic charge injection layer

Interfacial energy band diagram of vanadium oxide HIL.

- Gap state was found to improve the charge injection.

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Quantum-dot LEDs: inorganic charge injection layer

Interfacial energy band diagram of vanadium oxide HIL.

- Gap state was found to improve the charge injection.

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Quantum-dot LEDs

S&T Market Report

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Quantum-dot LEDs

삼성전자 QLED TV (QDEF)

Nanosys의 양자점 적용 디스플레이)

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Scientific issues: Transparent visible-light photodetectors

Transparent visible-light photodetectors for wearable electronics.

- For the visible-light photodetectors, we need small band-gap semiconductors.

- However, small band-gap materials are not transparent.

- On the other hands, wide band-gap semiconductors are transparent.

- But, wide band-gap semiconductors can absorb only high-energy photon, such as UV.

We need a new approach for the transparent & visible-light photodetectors.

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IDEA: for a highly transparent visible-light photodetector

Transparent RGB photodetector using Quantum dots.

Wide band gap semiconductor + controllable band gap quantum dots

(for the transparent active channel) (for the visible light absorber)

Conventional RGB photodetector

Transparent RGB photodetector

Color filter array

Depth dependent & stacked silicon photodiodes

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Visible-light phototransistors: hybrid film of Ge-doped InGaO & QDs

Applied Physics Letters, 106, 031112 (2015)

The photo responsivity shows a selective response to the 650 nm light source.

External quantum efficiency to the 650 nm light source was 1.25 × 104.

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Visible-light phototransistors: origin of the photocurrent

Applied Physics Letters, 106, 031112 (2015)

From the UPS measurements of oxide semiconductor and quantum-dot films, ionization energy of each materials can be calculated.

From the energy level diagram, the origin of the photocurrent in visible light was small band gap QDs

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Visible-light phototransistors: QDs at the channel region

Possible of efficient charge transport.

Respond to the periodic light . (up to 50 Hz)

SiO2/Si

IGZO

Al

hν

Al

Al

(λ = 635 nm)

e-

e-

e-

QD

IGZO

Photocurrent

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

e-

Al

200 nm

Quantum-Dot

Al

SiO2

Si

IGZO

 

 

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Visible-light phototransistors: Solution process

SiO2 (100 nm)

Heavily doped Si

ZnO

Al

Al

SiO2 (100 nm)

Heavily doped Si

ZnO

Al

Al

QDs

Red Laser

(635 nm)

Solution processable device.

- Solution ZnO film instead of sputtered IGZO.

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Visible-light phototransistors: Solution process & color selective response

Si/SiO2

ZnO

Al

Al

Si/SiO2

ZnO

Al

Al

QDs

Si/SiO2

ZnO

Al

Al

QDs

Si/SiO2

ZnO

Al

Al

QDs

RGB quantum-dots on solution ZnO film

- Solution ZnO film instead of sputtered IGZO

- Color selective photocurrent

unpublished

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Visible-light phototransistors: Solution process & color selective response

Stacking RGB quantum-dots on solution ZnO film

- Solution ZnO film instead of sputtered IGZO

- Color selective photocurrent

unpublished

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QDs: future of optoelectronics?

Samsung’s First Look event in New York will showcase new 4K QLED TVs (2018)

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