Nonlinear Absorption and Refraction of Highly Monodisperse and Luminescent ZnTe Quantum Dots and Their Self-Assembled Nanostructures: Implications for Optoelectronic Devices.

ABSTRACT: Zinc telluride (ZnTe) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized by a unique supersaturation-controlled aqueous route. For a given pH, increasing the degree of initial supersaturation led to a decrease in the average diameter (d _avg) of the QDs and increased monodispersity. Three samples of ZnTe QDs having average sizes of 0.8, 1.7, and 2.2 nm were synthesized (hence named ZnTe_0.8, ZnTe_1.7, and ZnTe_2.2). Nonlinear absorption (NLA) and nonlinear refraction (NLR) of these colloidal ZnTe QDs of different sizes were investigated by the Z-scan technique using a continuous He-Ne laser (632.8 nm, 15 mW). Isotropic assembly of ZnTe_2.2 leads to the formation of nanoballs (hence named ZnTe_NB). The NLA profile of smaller QDs, ZnTe_1.7 and ZnTe_0.8, was found to follow a three-p

SUBMITTER: Patra SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8613852 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature