Title : 
Microcavity Light Emitting Devices Based on Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystal Quantum Dots
         
        
            Author : 
Jian Xu ; Ting Zhu ; Fan Zhang
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Penn State Univ., State College, PA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper describes the design, fabrication, and characterization of a microcavity-electroluminescence (EL) device based on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (NQDs). We observed a significant reduction in EL emission bandwidth from the fabricated device. Enhancement in emission efficiency and output directionality will be reported as well.
         
        
            Keywords : 
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; colloidal crystals; electroluminescent devices; light emitting diodes; microcavities; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; semiconductor quantum dots; CdSe-CdS; EL emission bandwidth; colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots; electroluminescence device design; emission efficiency; fabrication process; microcavity light emitting devices; Bandwidth; Electroluminescent devices; Fabrication; Holographic optical components; Microcavities; Nanocrystals; Optical films; Quantum dots; Resonance; Stimulated emission;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Biophotonics, Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, 2006. Metamaterials 2006. International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Hangzhou
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-9773-8
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
0-7803-9774-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/METAMAT.2006.335061