Single molecule studies of quantum dot fluorescence intermittency: Evidence for both dark and light-assisted blinking dynamics

Molecular Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1867-1878

  Baker, Thomas A ^a   Rouge, Jessica L ^a   Nesbitt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blinking; CdSe; Collodial nanocrystal; Exciton; Quantum dots; Single molecule microscopy

Indexed keywords

BLINKING; CDSE; COLLODIAL NANOCRYSTAL; QUANTUM DOTS; SINGLE MOLECULE MICROSCOPY;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; EXCITONS; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOEXCITATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 70349302142     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970902933820     Document Type: Article

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