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Figure 16 A room-temperature emission spectrum (dashed line) of a close-packedfilm of CdSe NQDs (R = 2.5 nm) in comparison with linear (dotted line) andnonlinear (solid line) absorption spectra (W = 1 mJ/cm); the gain region is shown inblack and the emission spectrum is offset vertically for clarity.sharp peak at 1.95 eV. The gain spectral maximum and the ASE peak werered-shifted with respect to the maximum of the ‘‘subthreshold’’ spontaneousPL <strong>by</strong> f55 meV (the origin of this shift is discussed below). Depending on thedot sizes, NQD surface conditions, and the sample temperature, the gainthreshold (W th ) varied from f0.3 to f10 mJ/cm, increasing with decreasingdot size and/or increasing sample temperature. The measured threshold fluencescorresponded to initial numbers of photogenerated e–h pairs, hNi 0 ,from f1.5 to f5 per dot on average. The increase in the gain threshold atroom temperature relative to thresholds observed at cryogenic temperatureswas attributed to temperature-activated hole trapping that could lead to<strong>Copyright</strong> <strong>2004</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Marcel</strong> <strong>Dekker</strong>, <strong>Inc</strong>. <strong>All</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Reserved</strong>.

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