Abstract
A hybrid optical nanostructure of plasmon-coupled SQDs was developed for photonic applications. The coupling distances between the mono-layers of Au nanoparticles with a surface concentration of ~9.18 × 10-4 nm-2 and CdSe/ZnS SQDs with that of ~3.7 × 10-3 nm-2 were controlled by PMMA plasma etching. Time-resolved spectroscopy of plasmon-coupled SQDs revealed a strong shortening of the longest lifetime and ~9-fold PL enhancement. Polarization-resolved PL spectroscopy displayed linear polarization and depolarization at near- and far-field plasmon-coupling, respectively. The physical origin of PL enhancement could be attributable to both the large local field enhancement and the fast resonant energy transfer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1026-1039 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Optical Materials Express |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |