Title :
Manipulation of coupling between individual nanoparticles
Author :
Ratchford, Daniel ; Shafiei, Farbod ; Kim, Suenne ; Gray, Stephen ; Li, Xiaoqin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the emission dynamics of a single semiconductor quantum dot near a single Au nanoparticle. Due to coupling between the nanoparticles, the quantum dot exhibits a strong polarization dependence and reduced blinking.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; gold; nanoparticles; photoluminescence; plasmonics; radiative lifetimes; semiconductor quantum dots; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CdSe-ZnS-Au; emission dynamics; polarization dependence; reduced blinking; single Au nanoparticle; single semiconductor quantum dot; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Plasmons; Quantum dots; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
