INFRARED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA OF PBS NANOPARTICLES PREPARED BY LANGMUIR–BLODGETT AND LASER ABLATION METHODS

Abstract

We optimized the optical setup originally designed for the photoluminescence measurements in the spectral range 400‒1100 nm. New design extends the spectral range into the near infrared region 900‒1700 nm and allows the colloidal solutions measurements in cuvettes as well as the measurements of nanoparticles deposited in the form of thin films on glass substrates. The infrared photoluminescence spectra of the PbS nanoparticles prepared by the Langmuir–Blodgett technique show the higher photoluminescence intensity and the shift to the shorter wavelengths compared to the infrared photoluminescence spectra of the PbS nanoparticles prepared by the laser ablation from PbS target. We aslo proved the high stability of PbS nanoparticles prepared in the form of thin layers.