Abstract
Laser cooling in semiconductors has recently been demonstrated in cadmium sulfide nanobelts (NBs) as well as in organic–inorganic lead halide perovskites. Cooling by as much as 40 K has been shown in CdS nanobelts and by as much as 58 K in hybrid perovskite films. This suggests that further progress in semiconductor-based optical refrigeration can ultimately lead to solid state cryocoolers capable of achieving sub 10 K temperatures. In CdS, highly efficient photoluminescence (PL) up-conversion has been attributed to efficient exciton–longitudinal optical (LO) phonon coupling. However, the nature of its efficient anti-Stokes emission has not been established. Consequently, developing a detailed understanding about the mechanism leading to efficient PL up-conversion in CdS NBs is essential to furthering the nascent field of semiconductor laser cooling. In this study, we describe a detailed investigation of anti-Stokes photoluminescence (ASPL) in CdS nanobelts. Temperature- and frequency-dependent band edge ...
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