A solvent-stable nanocrystal-silica composite laser.
We have developed a photostable nanocrystal-silica (NC-silica) laser that is robust under different chemical environments, making it suitable for integration with a microfluidic network. We demonstrate that the optical properties of this microscale laser can be a dynamic function of its local environment, thus providing a platform for potential applications such as nonlinear optical chemosensing on a miniaturized scale.
Chan
Yinthai
Y
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Snee
Preston T
PT
Caruge
Jean-Michel
JM
Yen
Brian K
BK
Nair
Gautham P
GP
Nocera
Daniel G
DG
Bawendi
Moungi G
MG