The role of TiO2 thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition on p-InP photocathodes used for solar hydrogen generation was examined. It was found that, in addition to its previously reported corrosion protection role, the large valence band offset between TiO2 and InP creates an energy barrier for holes reaching the surface. Also, the conduction band of TiO2 is well-aligned with that of InP...

Indium phosphide (InP) nanostructures have been synthesized by means of colloidal chemistry. Under appropriate conditions needle-shaped nanostructures composed of an In head and an InP tail with lengths up to several micrometers could be generated in a one-pot synthesis. The growth is interpreted in terms of simultaneous decomposition of the In precursor and in situ generation of In and InP nan...

As a potential biological imaging probe with a long-wavelength of emission, InP quantum dots were prepared via a high-temperature organic solution approach, and successfully transferred into an aqueous system through a ligand-exchange process using various functional surfactants. Photoluminescence and X-ray characterizations confirmed the desired properties of the InP quantum dots. The cytotoxi...

This work reports experimental data comparing the low frequency noise spectrum of InP based HBTs. Double heterojunction device structures are examined with and without surface passivation ledges. INTRODUCTION Compound semiconductor InP heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) hold great promise for ultra high-speed analog microwave circuit applications. The low frequency noise characteristics ...

We report on the role of magic-sized clusters (MSCs) as key intermediates in the synthesis of indium phosphide quantum dots (InP QDs) from molecular precursors. Heterogeneous growth from the MSCs directly to InP QDs was observed without intermediate sized particles. These observations suggest that previous efforts to control nucleation and growth by tuning precursor reactivity have been undermi...

F. Granat, O. Dossin, R. Henrion, M. Pastor, C. Layssol-Lamour, D. Jacques, M. Delverdier, C. Trumel 1: Université de Toulouse, UPS, INP, ENVT, UMS006, Laboratoire Central de Biologie Médicale, F-31076 Toulouse, France 2: INSERM, UMS 006, Laboratoire Central de Biologie Médicale, F-31076 Toulouse, France 3: Université de Toulouse, UPS, INP, ENVT, Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Cl...

The electrical characteristics of InP/In0.24Ga0.76As0.73Sb0.27/In0.53Ga0.47As double heterojunction bipolar transistor (DHBT) are investigated. The study is based on energy balance (EB) transport model and TCAD SILVACO device simulator. InP/In0.24Ga0.76As0.73Sb0.27 DHBT have a low Emitter-Base conduction band discontinuity EC and a minimum base bandgap energy EG among the entire composition ran...

lasers, [ 9–11 ] biomedical imaging, [ 12,13 ] and sensors. [ 14,15 ] Currently, CdSe NCs as the workhorse have been well developed for such uses. [ 16–32 ] Despite their apparent advantages (high emission quantum yields, narrow emission line width, good photostability, etc. [ 33–37 ] ), the intrinsic toxicity of CdSe NCs makes them environmentally restricted, which has thus cast a doubtful fut...

Total gene expression analysis (TOGA) was used to identify genes that are differentially expressed in brain regions between the alcohol-naive, inbred alcohol-preferring (iP), and -nonpreferring (iNP) rats. alpha-Synuclein, expressed at >2-fold higher levels in the hippocampus of the iP than the iNP rat, was prioritized for further study. In situ hybridization was used to determine specific brai...

We use infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopies to investigate the optically active phonon modes in InP nanoparticles and InP/II–VI core-shell nanoparticles fabricated by similar colloidal chemistry methods. The IR transmission spectra of several InP nanoparticle samples exhibit a common absorption feature, which we assign to the Fröhlich mode. The Raman results for the same samples show transver...