On-off blinking and multiple bright states of single europium ions in Eu3+:Y2O3 nanocrystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 104, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 6099-6102

  Barnes, M D ^a   Mehta, A ^a   Thundat, T ^a   Bhargava, R N ^b   Chhabra, V ^b   Kulkarni, B ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Nanocrystals Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; LUMINESCENCE; PUMPING (LASER); YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRIC DIPOLE TRANSITION MOMENT; PUMP LASER INDUCED FLUCTUATIONS; PUMP LASER INTENSITY; YTTRIUM OXIDE;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 0034230303     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp001288h     Document Type: Article

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