Colloidal QDs-polymer nanocomposites

H. Gordillo; I. Suárez; P. Rodríguez-Cantó; R. Abargues; R. García-Calzada; V. Chyrvony; S. Albert; J. Martínez-Pastor

doi:10.1117/12.921838

1 May 2012 Colloidal QDs-polymer nanocomposites

H. Gordillo, I. Suárez, P. Rodríguez-Cantó, R. Abargues, R. García-Calzada, V. Chyrvony, S. Albert, J. Martínez-Pastor

Proceedings Volume 8424, Nanophotonics IV; 84242A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921838
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

Nanometer-size colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, or Quantum Dots (NQD), are very prospective active centers because their light emission is highly efficient and temperature-independent. Nanocomposites based on the incorporation of QDs inside a polymer matrix are very promising materials for application in future photonic devices because they combine the properties of QDs with the technological feasibility of polymers. In the present work some basic applications of these new materials have been studied. Firstly, the fabrication of planar and linear waveguides based on the incorporation of CdS, CdSe and CdTe in PMMA and SU-8 are demonstrated. As a result, photoluminescence (PL) of the QDs are coupled to a waveguide mode, being it able to obtain multicolor waveguiding. Secondly, nanocomposite films have been evaluated as photon energy down-shifting converters to improve the efficiency of solar cells.

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H. Gordillo, I. Suárez, P. Rodríguez-Cantó, R. Abargues, R. García-Calzada, V. Chyrvony, S. Albert, and J. Martínez-Pastor "Colloidal QDs-polymer nanocomposites", Proc. SPIE 8424, Nanophotonics IV, 84242A (1 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.921838

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