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Study on UV Opto-Electric Properties of ZnS:Mn/ZnS Core-Shell QD

  • Lee, Yun-Ji (Department of Advanced Material, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Cha, Ji-Min (Department of Advanced Material, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Yoon, Chang-Bun (Department of Advanced Material, Korea Polytechnic University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Eui (Department of Advanced Material, Korea Polytechnic University)
  • Received : 2017.11.02
  • Accepted : 2017.12.11
  • Published : 2018.01.31
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Abstract

In this study, quantum dots composed of $Mn^{2+}$ doped ZnS core and ZnS shell were synthesized using MPA precursor at room temperature. The ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots were prepared by varying the content of MPA in the synthesis of ZnS shells. XRD, Photo-Luminescence (PL), XPS and TEM were used to characterize the properties of the ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots. As a result of PL measurement using UV excitation light at 365 nm, the PL intensity was found to greatly increase when MPA was added at 15 ml, compared to the case with no MPA; the PL peaks shifted from 603 nm to 598 nm. A UV sensor was fabricated by using a sputtering process to form a Pt pattern and placing a QD on the Pt pattern. To verify the characteristics of the sensor, we measured the electrical properties via irradiation with UV, Red, Green, and Blue light. As a result, there were no reactions for the R, G, and B light, but an energy of 3.39 eV was produced with UV light irradiation. For the sensor using ZnS: Mn/ZnS quantum dots, the maximum current (A) value decreased from $4.00{\times}10^{-11}$ A to $2.62{\times}10^{-12}$ A with increasing of the MPA content. As the MPA content increases, the PL intensity improves but the electrical current value dropped because of the electron confinement effect of the core-shell.

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