Modification of fluorescence properties in single colloidal quantum dots by coupling to plasmonic gap modes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 12762-12768

  Yuan, C T ^a   Wang, Y C ^b   Cheng, H W ^c   Wang, H S ^b   Kuo, M Y ^b   Shih, M H ^b   Tang, J ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; CORRELATED PHOTON PAIRS; FLUORESCENCE BEHAVIORS; FLUORESCENCE BLINKING; FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE DECAY RATES; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION;

AUGERS; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84879424224     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401993r     Document Type: Article

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