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Plasmonic Enhancement of Two-Photon-Excited Luminescence of Single Quantum Dots by Individual Gold Nanorods.

ABSTRACT: Plasmonic enhancement of two-photon-excited fluorescence is not only of fundamental interest but also appealing for many bioimaging and photonic applications. The high peak intensity required for two-photon excitation may cause shape changes in plasmonic nanostructures, as well as transient plasmon broadening. Yet, in this work, we report on strong enhancement of the two-photon-excited photoluminescence of single colloidal quantum dots close to isolated chemically synthesized gold nanorods. Upon resonant excitation of the localized surface plasmon resonance, a gold nanorod can enhance the photoluminescence of a single quantum dot more than 10?000-fold. This strong enhancement arises from the combined effect of local field amplification and the competition between radiative and nonradiative decay rate enhancements, as is confirmed by time-resolved fluorescence measurements and numerical simulations.

SUBMITTER: Zhang W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6057742 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

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Plasmonic Enhancement of Two-Photon-Excited Luminescence of Single Quantum Dots by Individual Gold Nanorods.

Zhang Weichun W Caldarola Martín M Lu Xuxing X Orrit Michel M

ACS photonics 20180611 7

Plasmonic enhancement of two-photon-excited fluorescence is not only of fundamental interest but also appealing for many bioimaging and photonic applications. The high peak intensity required for two-photon excitation may cause shape changes in plasmonic nanostructures, as well as transient plasmon broadening. Yet, in this work, we report on strong enhancement of the two-photon-excited photoluminescence of single colloidal quantum dots close to isolated chemically synthesized gold nanorods. Upon ...[more]

PMID: 30057930

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