Uncooled Short-Wave Infrared Sensor Based on PbS Quantum Dots Using ZnO NPs.

Nanomaterials (Basel)

School of Electronics Engineering, College of IT Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankyuk-dong, Daegu 702-701, Korea.

Published: June 2019

Shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors have attracted interest due to their usefulness in applications like military and medical equipment. SWIR sensors based on various materials are currently being studied. However, most SWIR detectors need additional optical filters and cooling systems to detect specific wavelengths. In order to overcome these limitations, we proposed a solution processed SWIR sensor that can operate at room temperature using lead chloride (PbS) QDs as a photoactive layer. Additionally, we adapted zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) as an electron transport layer (ETL) to improve the sensitivity of a PbS SWIR sensor. In this study, PbS SWIR sensors with and without a ZnO NPs layer were fabricated and their current-voltage (I-V) characteristics were measured. The on/off ratio of the PbS SWIR sensor with ZnO NPs was 2.87 times higher than that of the PbS SWIR sensor without ZnO NPs at the maximum current difference. The PbS SWIR sensor with ZnO NPs showed more stable current characteristics than that without ZnO NPs because of the ZnO NPs' high electron mobility and proper lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669527PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9070926DOI Listing

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