研究目的
To demonstrate an implementation of a solution photon correlation Fourier spectroscopy (s-PCFS) experiment utilizing the SWIR sensitivity and time resolution of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors to extract indium arsenide/cadmium selenide (InAs/CdSe) core/shell single-particle emission linewidths from colloidal nanocrystals emissive from 1.2 to 1.6 μm.
研究成果
The development of the SWIR s-PCFS technique has enabled measurements of spectral linewidths of colloidal SWIR-emissive NCs in solution and provides a platform to study the single NC spectral characteristics of SWIR emitters. The results indicate that the linewidth of single InAs/CdSe NCs can be as narrow as ~52 meV and increases to ~70 meV for the reddest emitting samples, likely due to exciton?phonon-mediated broadening mechanisms.
研究不足
The presence of focal volume distortions and chromatic aberrations leads to a decrease in the average ?uctuation amplitude which manifests itself as an in?ated occupation volume and signi?cantly decreased correlation curve SNR. Additionally, the technique sacri?ces information about the absolute energy of each detected photon, instead producing a tally of all photon energy di?erences.