Luminescence Quantum Yield of Single Gold Nanorods
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- 作者：Mustafa Yorulmaz ; Saumyakanti Khatua ; Peter Zijlstra ; Alexander Gaiduk ; Michel Orrit
- 刊名：Nano Letters
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：August 8, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：12
- 期：8
- 页码：4385-4391
- 全文大小：383K
- 年卷期：v.12,no.8(August 8, 2012)
- ISSN：1530-6992
文摘
We study the luminescence quantum yield (QY) of single gold nanorods with different aspect ratios and volumes. Compared to gold nanospheres, we observe an increase of QY by about an order of magnitude for particles with a plasmon resonance >650 nm. The observed trend in QY is further confirmed by controlled reshaping of a single gold nanorod to a spherelike shape. Moreover, we identify two spectral components, one around 500 nm originating from a combination of interband transitions and the transverse plasmon and one coinciding with the longitudinal plasmon band. These components are analyzed by correlating scattering and luminescence spectra of single nanorods and performing polarization sensitive measurements. Our study contributes to the understanding of luminescence from gold nanorods. The enhanced QY we report can benefit applications in biological and soft matter studies.