Phonon line emission revealed by self-assembly of colloidal nanoplatelets.

Tessier, Mickaël D; Biadala, Louis; Bouet, Cécile; Ithurria, Sandrine; Abecassis, Benjamin; Dubertret, Benoit · ACS Nano · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We show that colloidal nanoplatelets can self-assemble to form a 1D superlattice. When self-assembled, an additional emission line appears in the photoluminescence spectrum at low temperatures. This emission line is a collective effect, greatly enhanced when the NPLs are self-assembled. It is attributed to the longitudinal optical (LO) phonon replica of the band-edge exciton, and its presence in self-assembled nanoplatelets is explained using a model based on an efficient photons reabsorption between neighboring nanoplatelets. The presence of phonon replica at low temperatures in ensemble measurements suggests the possibility to design a laser, based on self-assembled nanoplatelets.

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