Luminescence of quantum dots by coupling with nonradiative surface plasmon modes in a scanning tunneling microscope

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Romero, Manuel J ^a   Van De Lagemaat, Jao ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 70350602072     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.115432     Document Type: Article

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23. We have observed that one single dot can partially absorb light from the radiating plasmon near the fundamental transition of the dot (the process b). This is seen as a dip in the emission spectrum of the plasmon (see supporting information). This occurs when the dot is in close proximity to the STM tip but not when the electrons tunnel across the dot. Indeed, this absorption line on the spectrum is never seen for monolayers, where the gold substrate is completely covered by QDs.