Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow
Abstract
The rational design of semiconductor nanocrystal populations requires control of their emission linewidths, which are dictated by interparticle inhomogeneities and single-nanocrystal spectral linewidths. To date, research efforts have concentrated on minimizing the ensemble emission linewidths, however there is little knowledge about the synthetic parameters dictating single-nanocrystal linewidths. In this direction, we present a flow-based system coupled with an optical interferometry setup for the extraction of single nanocrystal properties. The platform has the ability to synthesize nanocrystals at high temperature <300 °C, adjust the particle concentration after synthesis and extract ensemble-averaged single nanocrystal emission linewidths using flow photon-correlation Fourier spectroscopy.
- Authors:
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1616630
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1800520
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-07ER46456
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Lab on a chip (Print)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Lab on a chip (Print) Journal Volume: 20 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1473-0197
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Country of Publication:
- France
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Instruments & Instrumentation
Citation Formats
Lignos, Ioannis, Utzat, Hendrik, Bawendi, Moungi G., and Jensen, Klavs F. Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow. France: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1039/D0LC00213E.
Lignos, Ioannis, Utzat, Hendrik, Bawendi, Moungi G., & Jensen, Klavs F. Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow. France. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0LC00213E
Lignos, Ioannis, Utzat, Hendrik, Bawendi, Moungi G., and Jensen, Klavs F. Tue .
"Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow". France. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0LC00213E.
@article{osti_1616630,
title = {Nanocrystal synthesis, μfluidic sample dilution and direct extraction of single emission linewidths in continuous flow},
author = {Lignos, Ioannis and Utzat, Hendrik and Bawendi, Moungi G. and Jensen, Klavs F.},
abstractNote = {The rational design of semiconductor nanocrystal populations requires control of their emission linewidths, which are dictated by interparticle inhomogeneities and single-nanocrystal spectral linewidths. To date, research efforts have concentrated on minimizing the ensemble emission linewidths, however there is little knowledge about the synthetic parameters dictating single-nanocrystal linewidths. In this direction, we present a flow-based system coupled with an optical interferometry setup for the extraction of single nanocrystal properties. The platform has the ability to synthesize nanocrystals at high temperature <300 °C, adjust the particle concentration after synthesis and extract ensemble-averaged single nanocrystal emission linewidths using flow photon-correlation Fourier spectroscopy.},
doi = {10.1039/D0LC00213E},
journal = {Lab on a chip (Print)},
number = 11,
volume = 20,
place = {France},
year = {2020},
month = {6}
}
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0LC00213E
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