Semiconductor optical refrigeration utilizes the energy upconversion of light via anti-Stokes (AS) photoluminescence (PL), which occurs through a phonon-assisted optical absorption process. This process is advantageous for semiconductors with strong electron-phonon (e-ph) interactions, such as lead halide perovskites. We discuss the significance of short-range e-ph interactions in the AS-PL process, rather than the long-range Fröhlich interactions. Short-range e-ph interactions induce Urbach tail absorption, which is experimentally evaluated via the steepness parameter. We simulate the impact of the steepness parameter on the photo-cooling gain and efficiency. We also focus on halide perovskite CsPbBr3 quantum dots embedded in a Cs4PbBr6 host crystal, which possess both near-unity PL quantum efficiency and strong e-ph interactions, and quantitatively evaluate their AS-PL properties. Based on the spectroscopic results, we discuss the possibility of semiconductor optical refrigeration using halide perovskite quantum dots.
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