title: Exciton-trion transitions in single CdSe-CdS core-shell nanocrystals.
abstract: We report on the observation of an intermediate state in the blinking of single CdSe/CdS core-shell nanocrystals. This state has a low quantum yield and connects the "on" and "off" states commonly observed in the photoluminescence blinking of individual nanocrystals. We find that the transitions between these two emitting states follow nearly single-exponential statistics. The transitions from the "on" state to this intermediate state result from changes in the surface passivation of the nanocrystal. The data are consistent with photoinduced, adsorption/desorption events that take place at the surface of the nanocrystals. The trion state leads to a reduction in photoluminescence in nanocrystals.
authors: School of Chemistry and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia.
authors: Daniel E
authors: DE
authors: Gómez
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: van Embden
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Mulvaney
authors: Mark J
authors: MJ
authors: Fernée
authors: Halina
authors: H
authors: Rubinsztein-Dunlop
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; C034939:cadmium sulfide; C058667:cadmium selenide