India develops materials with quantum optoelectronic properties

According to recent news from The Hindu, materials such as tungsten dienide and molybdenum dienide have been extensively studied (a combination of optics and electronics). One of its key characteristics is photoluminescence, which absorbs light and takes the form of a spectrum Relaunch. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) have found a way to improve the optoelectronic performance of tungsten diene oxide by about 30 times by dropping gold nanoparticles on a two-dimensional thin film. Related research results were published in "Applied Physics Letters".

The band of electron energy occupation in semiconductors is called the valence band. The electrons do not move while in these belts, nor do they promote conduction. If stimulated by a small input of energy, the electrons will be kicked into the so-called conduction band, causing it to move away from its original position and promoting conduction through movement. When an electron transitions from a valence electron to a conduction band, a shadow called "hole" is left. The electrons in the conductive band and the holes in the valence band can combine together to form a composite object called excitons. The photoluminescence of tungsten selenide is the result of this exciton.

There are two ways to form excitons, one is that electrons and holes spin in opposite directions, and the other is that electrons and holes are arranged in the same direction. The former is called bright excitons and the latter is called dark excitons. Due to the opposite spins, the electrons and holes that form bright excitons can recombine and emit light quanta in the process. This method of reorganization does not exist in dark excitons because the spins of electrons and holes are parallel, and the law of conservation of angular momentum prevents them from recombining. Therefore, dark excitons have a longer life span than bright excitons.

Dark excitons need external influences to help electrons and holes recombine, and the researchers discovered this external influence. When the gold nanoparticles were cast onto the monolayer tungsten diene oxide surface, they found that dark excitons were coupled to the surface field generated and recombined to emit light quanta. The dark excitons "brightened" with the help of gold nanoparticles. This is due to the plasma effect, which generates an out-of-plane electric field, which helps the spins of the electrically conductive electrons to reverse, thereby brightening dark excitons.

Photoluminescence characteristics can be applied to various devices, such as quantum light-emitting diodes used in communications and computing. The most challenging aspect of this study is the photoluminescence measurement control of these materials at room temperature to 100k (about minus 173 degrees).

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