Light management with quantum nanostructured dots-in-host semiconductors

M. Alexandre; H. Águas; E. Fortunato; R. Martins; M. J. Mendes

doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00671-x

Light: Science & Applications (Nov 2021)

Light management with quantum nanostructured dots-in-host semiconductors

M. Alexandre,
H. Águas,
E. Fortunato,
R. Martins,
M. J. Mendes

Affiliations

M. Alexandre: i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA
H. Águas: i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA
E. Fortunato: i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA
R. Martins: i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA
M. J. Mendes: i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00671-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Development of a simple yet insightful model to understand the optical behavior of dots-in-host semiconductors. Unprecedentedly shown that quantum-enabled absorption coefficients can reach levels close to that of bulk semiconductors.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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