Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy of CO2+:CdS diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots

Pavle R. Radovanovic; Daniel R. Gamelin

doi:10.1117/12.453784

4 November 2002 Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy of Co²⁺:CdS diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots

Pavle R. Radovanovic, Daniel R. Gamelin

Proceedings Volume 4809, Nanoscale Optics and Applications; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453784
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

We report the use of electronic absorption and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopies to probe the magneto-optical properties of Co²⁺ dopant ions in diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots. Emphasis is placed on observation and analysis of the ligand field transitions of the Co²⁺ ions. Because the ligand field transitions may be observed in an energy region where the semiconductor host is transparent, ligand field absorption and MCD spectroscopies serve as excellent site-specific spectroscopic methods for studying the dopant ions within DMS nanocrystals. Cobalt-doped CdS nanocrystals (Co²⁺CdS) prepared in solution by the isocrystalline core/shell method are shown by high-resolution TEM to be of high crystallinity. The ligand field spectroscopy demonstrates substitutional doping of Co²⁺ at Cd²⁺ sites. The MCD spectra show a 10³ enhancement in sensitivity for the Co²⁺ ligand field transitions relative to the CdS bandgap transitions. Saturation magnetization experiments yield optically detected ground state magnetization data for these materials, and show that both the ligand field and bandgap MCD intensities follow S = 3/2 Brillouin saturation behavior associated with the isolated Co²⁺ ions. The ⁴A₂-->⁴T₁(P) ligand field bandshape and the sign of the bandgap MCD feature are analyzed in terms of electronic structural parameters for this material.

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Pavle R. Radovanovic and Daniel R. Gamelin "Magnetic circular dichroism spectroscopy of Co²⁺:CdS diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots", Proc. SPIE 4809, Nanoscale Optics and Applications, (4 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453784

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