| Literature DB >> 11337589 |
J Hu1, W Yang, L Manna, A P Alivisatos.
Abstract
Colloidal quantum rods of cadmium selenide (CdSe) exhibit linearly polarized emission. Empirical pseudopotential calculations predict that slightly elongated CdSe nanocrystals have polarized emission along the long axis, unlike spherical dots, which emit plane-polarized light. Single-molecule luminescence spectroscopy measurements on CdSe quantum rods with an aspect ratio between 1 and 30 confirm a sharp transition from nonpolarized to purely linearly polarized emission at an aspect ratio of 2. Linearly polarized luminescent chromophores are highly desirable in a variety of applications.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11337589 DOI: 10.1126/science.1060810
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728