Simple surface-trap-filling model for photoluminescence blinking spanning entire CdSe quantum wires

  • John J. Glennon
  • , William E. Buhro
  • , Richard A. Loomis

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Abstract

The mechanism for synchronous photoluminescence intensity fluctuations, blinking, spanning entire micrometer-long CdSe quantum wires (Glennon, J. J.; Tang, R.; Buhro, W. E.; Loomis, R. A. Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 3290) is likely different than that commonly cited for semiconductor quantum dots. We present a simple model for the intensity blinking in quantum wires that is based on the dynamic, transient filling of surface-trap sites by photogenerated excitons and the emptying of these occupied trap sites. The model implements a kinetic Monte Carlo scheme and a dynamic photoluminescence quantum yield that depends on the fraction of trap sites filled. When a majority of the surface traps are filled, one-dimensional excitons are formed and a high emission efficiency is realized. Autocorrelation analysis of both experiment and simulation reveal the nonergodic kinetics governing the blinking phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4813-4817
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume112
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 3 2008

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