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Resonance Fluorescence of an InGaAs Quantum Dot in a Planar Cavity Using Orthogonal Excitation and Detection
Published on: October 13, 2017
Direct measurement of off-state trapping rate fluctuations in single quantum dot fluorescence
Amy A Cordones1, Teresa J Bixby, Stephen R Leone
1Department of Chemistry, University of California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.
Abstract:
Fluorescence decay times measured during the off-state of single CdSe/ZnS quantum dot blinking are found to decrease with increasing off-state duration, contradicting the charging model widely considered to explain the blinking phenomenon. The change in the nonradiative process of a short off-state duration compared to a long one is investigated here through simultaneous measurement of fluorescence decay and blinking behavior. The results are investigated in the framework of two models based on fluctuating trapping rates.

