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Facile Synthesis of Colloidal Lead Halide Perovskite Nanoplatelets via Ligand-Assisted Reprecipitation
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Coherent single-photon emission from colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots
Hendrik Utzat1, Weiwei Sun1, Alexander E K Kaplan1
1Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 23, 2019
Summary
Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots, specifically lead halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), exhibit highly coherent single-photon emission. This breakthrough opens avenues for developing advanced quantum optics applications and sources of entangled photons.
Area of Science:
- Quantum Optics
- Materials Science
- Solid-State Physics
Background:
- Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots are promising for quantum optics due to tunability and scalability.
- Historically, their application has been limited by significant emission incoherence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the optical coherence properties of individual colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs).
- To assess the potential of PQDs as building blocks for quantum optical devices.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of chemically synthesized colloidal lead halide perovskite quantum dots.
- Measurement of single-photon emission characteristics, including optical coherence times and radiative lifetimes, for individual PQDs.
Main Results:
- Individual PQDs demonstrate highly efficient single-photon emission.
- Observed optical coherence times of up to 80 picoseconds, representing a substantial fraction of their 210-picosecond radiative lifetimes.
- These findings indicate significantly reduced emission incoherence compared to previous colloidal quantum dots.
Conclusions:
- PQDs exhibit excellent optical coherence, making them suitable for quantum optical applications.
- PQDs are viable candidates for creating sources of indistinguishable single photons and entangled photon pairs.
- These results provide a foundation for designing perovskite-based quantum emitters with desirable properties like fast emission, spectral tunability, and scalability.
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