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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Jing
dc.contributor.authorNair, Gautham Padmanabhan
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Brent R.
dc.contributor.authorBawendi, Moungi G.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-30T14:59:01Z
dc.date.available2010-09-30T14:59:01Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.date.submitted2009-09
dc.identifier.issn0031-9007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58782
dc.description.abstractSemiconductor nanocrystals emit light intermittently; i.e., they “blink,” under steady illumination. The dark periods have been widely assumed to be due to photoluminescence (PL) quenching by an Auger-like process involving a single additional charge present in the nanocrystal. Our results challenge this long-standing assumption. Close examination of exciton PL intensity time traces of single CdSe(CdZnS) core(shell) nanocrystals reveals that the dark state PL quantum yield can be 10 times less than the biexciton PL quantum yield. In addition, we observe spectrally resolved multiexciton emission and find that it also blinks with an on/off ratio greater than 10∶1. These results directly contradict the predictions of the charging model.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Dept. of Energy (Grant No. DE-FG02-07ER46454)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Grant No. NSF-DMR-0213282)en_US
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dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.157403en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAPSen_US
dc.titleChallenge to the Charging Model of Semiconductor-Nanocrystal Fluorescence Intermittency from Off-State Quantum Yields and Multiexciton Blinkingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationZhao, Jing et al. “Challenge to the Charging Model of Semiconductor-Nanocrystal Fluorescence Intermittency from Off-State Quantum Yields and Multiexciton Blinking.” Physical Review Letters 104.15 (2010): 157403. © 2010 The American Physical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistryen_US
dc.contributor.approverBawendi, Moungi G.
dc.contributor.mitauthorZhao, Jing
dc.contributor.mitauthorNair, Gautham Padmanabhan
dc.contributor.mitauthorFisher, Brent R.
dc.contributor.mitauthorBawendi, Moungi G.
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review Lettersen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsZhao, Jing; Nair, Gautham; Fisher, Brent R.; Bawendi, Moungi G.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2220-4365
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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