Temperature effects on emission of quantum dots embedded in polymethylmethacrylate.
We successfully used CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) as a dopant within a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) matrix. This doped material was used in the fabrication of a microstructured polymer optical fiber whose photoluminescence was characterized. A detailed analysis of the emission properties of the QDs as a function of temperature is presented, with the temperature dependence of this emission broken into components to show contributions from the thermo-optic effect of the PMMA and the temperature-dependence of the bandgap of the QDs.
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Helmut C Y
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Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, The University of Sydney,New South Wales 2006, Australia.
Leon-Saval
Sergio G
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Argyros
Alexander
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Barton
Geoff W
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