Photon antibunching in enhanced photoluminescence of a single CdSe/ZnS nanocrystal by silver nanostructures

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 237, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-30

  Masuo, Sadahiro ^a   Tanaka, Teruhisa ^b   MacHida, Shinjiro ^b   Itaya, Akira ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CdSe ZnS; Enhanced fluorescence; Photon antibunching; Plasmon; Semiconductor nanocrystal; Single photon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861023175     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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