Mapping Emission from Clusters of CdSe/ZnS Nanoparticles

Ryan, Duncan P.; Goodwin, Peter M.; Sheehan, Chris J.; Whitcomb, Kevin J.; Gelfand, Martin P.; Van Orden, Alan

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b10924

Title: Mapping Emission from Clusters of CdSe/ZnS Nanoparticles

Journal Article · 24 January 2018 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b10924 · OSTI ID:1440447

Ryan, Duncan P. ^[1]; Goodwin, Peter M. ^[2]; Sheehan, Chris J. ^[2]; Whitcomb, Kevin J. ^[3]; Gelfand, Martin P. ^[1];

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Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Dept. of Physics
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

In this paper, we have carried out correlated super-resolution and SEM imaging studies of clusters of CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles containing up to ten particles to explore how the fluorescence behavior of these clusters depends on the number of particles, the specific cluster geometry, the shell thickness, and the technique used to produce the clusters. The total emission yield was less than proportional to the number of particles in the clusters for both thick and thin shells. With super-resolution imaging, the emission center of the cluster could be spatially resolved at distance scales on the order of the cluster size. The intrinsic fluorescence intermittency of the nanoparticles altered the emission distribution across the cluster, which enabled the identification of relative emission intensities of individual particles or small groups of particles within the cluster. Finally, for clusters undergoing interparticle energy transfer, donor/acceptor pairs and regions where energy was funneled could be identified.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; MPS/CHE-1059089

OSTI ID:: 1440447

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-20821

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 122, Issue 7; ISSN 1932-7447

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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