title: Synchronous photoluminescence intermittency (blinking) along whole semiconductor quantum wires.
abstract: Photoluminescence microscopy studies have detected synchronous-photoluminescence-intensity fluctuations along entire cadmium selenide quantum wires under continuous illumination. While similar photoluminescence blinking has been reported previously for semiconductor quantum dots and rods, the observation of synchronous blinking spanning the entire length of quantum wires, with diameters approximately 9 nm and lengths >5 microm, is remarkable. We propose a mechanism to account for the synchronous blinking that is based on a dynamic, photolytic filling of surface-trap sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Materials Innovation, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, CB 1134, Saint Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Glennon
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Buhro
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Loomis
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D053770:Nanowires / Q000737:chemistry; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012666:Semiconductors; D013997:Time Factors