Efficient Nanosecond Photoluminescence from Infrared PbS Quantum Dots Coupled to Plasmonic Nanoantennas
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Akselrod, Gleb M.; Li, Ying; Argyropoulos, Christos; Mikkelsen, Maiken H.; Weidman, Mark Clayton; Tisdale, William; ... Show more Show less
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Infrared (IR) light sources with high modulation rates are critical components for on-chip optical communications. Lead-based colloidal quantum dots are promising nonepitaxial materials for use in IR light-emitting diodes, but their slow photoluminescence lifetime is a serious limitation. Here we demonstrate coupling of PbS quantum dots to colloidal plasmonic nanoantennas based on film-coupled metal nanocubes, resulting in a dramatic 1300-fold reduction in the emission lifetime from the microsecond to the nanosecond regime. This lifetime reduction is primarily due to a 1100-fold increase in the radiative decay rate owing to the high quantum yield (65%) of the antenna. The short emission lifetime is accompanied by high antenna quantum efficiency and directionality. This nonepitaxial platform points toward GHz frequency, electrically modulated, telecommunication wavelength light-emitting diodes and single-photon sources.
Date issued
2016-09Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical EngineeringJournal
ACS Photonics
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Akselrod, Gleb M. et al. “Efficient Nanosecond Photoluminescence from Infrared PbS Quantum Dots Coupled to Plasmonic Nanoantennas.” ACS Photonics 3.10 (2016): 1741–1746. © 2016 American Chemical Society
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2330-4022
2330-4022