Effect of Passivation Layer on the Thin Film Perovskite Random Lasers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Fabrication Process of Random Lasers
2.2. Micro-Photoluminescence Measurement Setup (μ-PL)
2.3. Experimental Setup for USAF Resolution Test Chart Imaging
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Surface Texture Analysis
3.2. Lasing Performance Analysis
3.3. Optical Characteristics of Random Lasers and Speckle Free Imaging
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mallick, S.P.; Hong, Y.-H.; Chen, L.-R.; Kao, T.S.; Lu, T.-C. Effect of Passivation Layer on the Thin Film Perovskite Random Lasers. Materials 2020, 13, 2322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102322
Mallick SP, Hong Y-H, Chen L-R, Kao TS, Lu T-C. Effect of Passivation Layer on the Thin Film Perovskite Random Lasers. Materials. 2020; 13(10):2322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102322
Chicago/Turabian StyleMallick, Subha Prakash, Yu-Heng Hong, Lih-Ren Chen, Tsung Sheng Kao, and Tien-Chang Lu. 2020. "Effect of Passivation Layer on the Thin Film Perovskite Random Lasers" Materials 13, no. 10: 2322. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102322