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Colloidal quantum dots enable room-temperature mid-wave infrared imaging. Band-engineered heterojunctions in mercury telluride quantum dots suppress dark current for sensitive thermal imaging above 250 K.

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  • Optoelectronics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Dot Technology

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  • Room-temperature operation is crucial for cost-effective mid-wave infrared (MWIR) devices.
  • Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are promising for next-generation infrared focal plane array (FPA) imagers.
  • High-operation temperature (HOT) capabilities reduce system complexity and cost.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate room-temperature MWIR imaging using CQDs.
  • To suppress dark current in mercury telluride (HgTe) CQDs via band-engineered heterojunctions.
  • To achieve high-performance thermal imaging with CQD-based FPAs.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of band-engineered heterojunctions using well-passivated HgTe CQDs.
  • Development of single-pixel scanning for MWIR imaging.
  • Construction of a 640 × 512 FPA for sensitive thermal imaging.

Main Results:

  • Achieved room-temperature MWIR imaging capabilities.
  • Demonstrated suppression of dark current in HgTe CQD photodetectors.
  • Obtained a room-temperature detectivity of 1.26 × 1010 Jones.
  • Reached a noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD) of 25 mK up to 200 K.

Conclusions:

  • Band-engineered HgTe CQD heterojunctions enable high-performance room-temperature MWIR imaging.
  • The developed technology is suitable for sensitive thermal imaging FPAs operating above 250 K.
  • CQDs represent a viable material for advanced infrared optoelectronics.