Article Dans Une Revue Advanced Materials Année : 2026

Surface Passivation of HgTe Nanocrystals Enabling EG/2 Open-Circuit Voltage and Their Coupling to Dielectric Cavity for Narrow Detection

Mathieu G Silly
Pavel Dudin
José Avila

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Colloidal HgTe nanocrystals (NCs) offer a versatile, solution-processable platform for infrared optoelectronics, yet their integration into high-performance diodes has long been hindered by surface-trap-limited open-circuit voltage (V OC ), high dark currents, and insufficient thermal robustness. Here, we demonstrate that ultrathin CdS shells grown around HgTe cores, combined with an optimized cation-exchange protocol, enable unprecedented passivation of trap states while reducing species interdiffusion and simultaneously improving interfacial band alignment. Implemented in a diode architecture employing SnO 2 electron-transport layers and Ag-doped CdTe hole-selective contacts, these HgTe/CdS NCs yield a two orders of magnitude reduction in dark current and a V OC of 420 mV; exceeding half the optical bandgap for the first time in HgTe-based NC photodiodes. Operated at room temperature, the devices exhibit detectivities up to 1.5 × 10 11 Jones and fast response times below 200 ns. Leveraging the reduced dark current and improved film homogeneity, we further integrate the photodiodes into a dielectric Bragg cavity to achieve ultranarrow detection linewidths down to 90 cm -1 at 1.55 µm. This diode design benefits from a strong field enhancement, while the device absorption limits the linewidth. Our results establish surface-passivated HgTe NCs as a viable route toward compact, narrowband, and thermally stable infrared photodetectors.

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hal-05587452 , version 1 (10-04-2026)

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Albin Colle, Clement Gureghian, Dario Mastrippolito, Mariarosa Cavallo, Jiho Roh, et al.. Surface Passivation of HgTe Nanocrystals Enabling EG/2 Open-Circuit Voltage and Their Coupling to Dielectric Cavity for Narrow Detection. Advanced Materials, 2026, pp.e73019. ⟨10.1002/adma.73019⟩. ⟨hal-05587452⟩
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