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Diksha Kaushik1, Madhulika Sharma, A B Sharma
1Materials Research Lab, Department of Physics, Bhopal University, Bhopal 462026, India.
Abstract:
Self-organized cadmium sulfide quantum dots assembled using wet synthesis route on glass/ITO as well as Si(100) substrates have been investigated, using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The quantum dots have been shown to grow with a strong (111) orientation with narrow size distribution. Self-organized growth of the quantum dots was examined by high resolution imaging with an atomic force microscope. It is shown that increased self-organization is obtained on silicon substrate. The role of surfactant in imparting self-organization has been invoked to explain the observed morphological features. The as grown Q-dots exhibited size dependent blue shift in the absorption edge. The luminescence behavior of the quantum dots self-organized on glass/ITO as well as Si(100) substrate has also been examined. It is shown that substantial enhancement in luminescence yield is obtained for quantum dots grown on silicon substrate. A model to explain the observed luminescence enhancement has also been presented.
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