Fully inorganic oxide-in-oxide ultraviolet nanocrystal light emitting devices

The development of integrated photonics and lab-on-a-chip platforms for environmental and biomedical diagnostics demands ultraviolet electroluminescent materials with high mechanical, chemical and environmental stability and almost complete compatibility with existing silicon technology. Here we rep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature communications 2012-02, Vol.3 (1), p.690, Article 690
Hauptverfasser: Brovelli, Sergio, Chiodini, Norberto, Lorenzi, Roberto, Lauria, Alessandro, Romagnoli, Marco, Paleari, Alberto
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Zusammenfassung:The development of integrated photonics and lab-on-a-chip platforms for environmental and biomedical diagnostics demands ultraviolet electroluminescent materials with high mechanical, chemical and environmental stability and almost complete compatibility with existing silicon technology. Here we report the realization of fully inorganic ultraviolet light-emitting diodes emitting at 390 nm with a maximum external quantum efficiency of ~0.3%, based on SnO 2 nanoparticles embedded in SiO 2 thin films obtained from a solution-processed method. The fabrication involves a single deposition step onto a silicon wafer followed by a thermal treatment in a controlled atmosphere. The fully inorganic architecture ensures superior mechanical robustness and optimal chemical stability in organic solvents and aqueous solutions. The versatility of the fabrication process broadens the possibility of optimizing this strategy and extending it to other nanostructured systems for designed applications, such as active components of wearable health monitors or biomedical devices. Light-emitting diodes in the form of nanocrystals offer promise for environmental and biomedical diagnostics. Brovelli et al . present a method for realizing mechanically robust and chemically stable nanocrystals emitting light in the ultraviolet range.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms1683