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Title: Distance-dependent energy transfer between CdSe/CdS quantum dots and a two-dimensional semiconductor

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939845· OSTI ID:22489270
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  1. Materials Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  3. Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (United States)
  4. Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  5. Department of Physics, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)

Atomically thin semiconductors, such as the transition metal dichalcogenides, show great potential for nanoscale photodetection, energy harvesting, and nanophotonics. Here, we investigate the efficiency of energy transfer between colloidal quantum dots with a cadmium selenide core and cadmium sulfide shell and monolayer molybdenum diselenide (MoSe{sub 2}). We show that MoSe{sub 2} effectively quenches the fluorescence of quantum dots when the two materials are in contact. We then separate the MoSe{sub 2} and quantum dots by inserting variable thickness hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) spacers and show that the efficiency at which the MoSe{sub 2} quenches fluorescence decreases as the h-BN thickness is increased. For distances d, this trend can be modeled by a 1/d{sup 4} decay, in agreement with theory and recent studies involving graphene.

OSTI ID:
22489270
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English