Narrow-Band Absorption-Enhanced Quantum Dot/J-Aggregate Conjugates
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Walker, Brian J.; Nair, Gautham Padmanabhan; Marshall, Lisa F.; Bawendi, Moungi G.; Bulovic, Vladimir
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We report narrow-band absorption enhancement of semiconductor nanocrystals via Förster resonance energy transfer from cyanine J-aggregates. These J-aggregated dyes associate electrostatically with short quantum-dot (QD) surface ligands in solution. Energy transfer efficiencies approach unity for this light sensitization and result in a 5-fold enhancement in the QD excitation near the J-aggregate absorption maximum. Because a thin layer of J-aggregates attenuates the same amount of light (at peak absorbance) as a far thicker film of monomer dye, these absorption-enhanced materials may have applications in light-sensitizing applications such as photodetection and optical down-conversion.
Date issued
2009-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Microsystems Technology LaboratoriesJournal
Journal of the American Chemical Society
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Walker, Brian J., Gautham P. Nair, Lisa F. Marshall, Vladimir Bulović, and Moungi G. Bawendi. “Narrow-Band Absorption-Enhanced Quantum Dot/J-Aggregate Conjugates.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, no. 28 (July 22, 2009): 9624-9625.
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0002-7863
1520-5126