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Figure 7 Photoluminescence spectra at 298 K of InP QDs of different mean diameterthat have been treated with HF to enhance the PL quantum yields, enhance theband-edge emission, and inhibit the deep-trap emission that arises from radiativesurface traps. (From Ref. 9.)For untreated InP QDs, the lifetime of the deep red-shifted emission,which peaks above 850 nm, was measured to be greater than 500 ns. For theHF-treated InP QDs, the lifetime of the band-edge emission was measured tobe much shorter; the decay was nonsingle exponential with lifetimes spanninga range from 5 to 50 ns.These results show that the HF etching treatment of InP QDs removesor passivates surface states to produce band-edge luminescence with highquantum yield. The deep red-shifted emission above 850 nm for untreated InPQDs is attributed to radiative surface states produced <strong>by</strong> phosphorusvacancies; the long lifetime of this defect luminescence (500 ns) is consistentwith PL from trap states. It is known that for bulk InP, a radiative transition<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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