Plasmonic silicon quantum dots extend photodetection into mid-infrared range

Nowadays the development of Internet of Things(IoT)and defense technologies imperatively needs high-performance photodetectors that can work in a broadband wavelength range,in particular,covering the mid-infrared(MIR)region[1].This generates great interest in the incorporation of a series of novel optoelectronic materials and structures into the photodetectors.Graphene and colloidal quantum dots(QDs)are key players among novel materials used to fabricate high-performance photodetectors[2–4].By taking advantage of the high mobility of graphene