High-sensitivity fluorescence lifetime thermal sensing based on CdTe quantum dots.
The potential use of CdTe quantum dots as luminescence nano-probes for lifetime fluorescence nano-thermometry is demonstrated. The maximum thermal sensitivity achievable is strongly dependent on the quantum dot size. For the smallest sizes (close to 1 nm) the lifetime thermal sensitivity overcomes those of conventional nano-probes used in fluorescence lifetime thermometry.
Departamento de Física Fundamental y Experimental, Electrónica y Sistemas, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
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