Proceedings of nanoGe Fall Meeting 2021 (NFM21)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.nfm.2021.015
Publication date: 23rd September 2021
Semiconductor nanocrystals are now well established as high-performance photonic materials. The majority of applications are focused on their emissive properties, for example as exploited in bioassay and display applications. However, it is also well-known that these properties lend themselves to photodetection (and photovoltaic) technologies with a number of high performance device demonstrators such as those based on PbS reported within the literature [1]. In this talk I will provide a brief review of the use of semiconductor nanocrystals in photodetector applications. Key principles of materials design, device design and operation, and device characterisation will be reviewed based on existing work. Following this the use of hybrid systems to obtain improved performance will be discussed along with alternative nanocrystal systems that move away from those based on cadmium and lead.