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Dielectric function of colloidal lead chalcogenide quantum dots obtained by a Kramers-Kronig analysis of the absorbance spectrum
Moreels, Iwan; Allan, Guy; De Geyter, Bram et al.
2010In Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 81 (23)
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Abstract :
[en] We combined the Maxwell-Garnett effective medium theory with the Kramers-Kronig relations to obtain the complex dielectric function epsilon of colloidal PbS, PbSe, and PbTe quantum dots (Qdots). The method allows extracting both real (epsilon(R)) and imaginary (epsilon(I)) parts of the dielectric function from the experimental absorption spectrum. This enables the quantification of the size-dependent oscillator strength of the optical transitions at different critical points in the Brillouin zone, strongly improving our understanding of quantum confinement effects in these materials. In addition, the static-limit sum rule yields the electronic dielectric constant from the epsilon(I) spectrum. Interestingly, values for lead chalcogenide Qdots remain close to the bulk dielectric constant. To verify these trends, we determined the dielectric constant of thin lead chalcogenide layers by ab initio calculations, and the results agree with the experimental data.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Moreels, Iwan;  Ghent University > Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
Allan, Guy;  CNRS-UMR 8520 > Institute for Electronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology (IEMN)
De Geyter, Bram;  Ghent University > 1Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures
Wirtz, Ludger ;  CNRS-UMR 8520 > Institute for Electronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology (IEMN)
Delerue, Christophe;  CNRS-UMR 8520 > Institute for Electronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnology (IEMN)
Hens, Zeger;  Ghent University > Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures,
Language :
English
Title :
Dielectric function of colloidal lead chalcogenide quantum dots obtained by a Kramers-Kronig analysis of the absorbance spectrum
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
ISSN :
1098-0121
Volume :
81
Issue :
23
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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