Colloidal Quantum Dots in Very-Long-Wave Infrared Detection: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

  • Yilu Qin
  • , Tianle Guo*
  • , Jingjing Liu*
  • , Tie Lin
  • , Jianlu Wang*
  • , Junhao Chu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The very long wave infrared (VLWIR) is an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength range of 15-30 μm, which plays an important role in missile defense and weather monitoring. This paper briefly introduces the development of intraband absorption of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) and investigates the possibility of using CQDs to produce VLWIR detectors. We calculated the detectivity of CQDs for VLWIR. The results show that the detectivity is affected by parameters such as quantum dot size, temperature, electron relaxation time, and distance between quantum dots. The theoretical derivation results, combined with the current development status, show that the detection of VLWIR by CQDs is still in the theoretical stage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19137-19144
Number of pages8
JournalACS Omega
Volume8
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Jun 2023
Externally publishedYes

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