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Seeing Multiexcitons through Sample Inhomogeneity: Band-Edge Biexciton Structure in CdSe Nanocrystals Revealed by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy.
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Nano Letters . 5/9/2018, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p2999-3006. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The electronic structure of multiexcitons significantly impacts the performance of nanostructures in lasing and light-emitting applications. However, these multiexcitons remain poorly understood due to their complexity arising from many-body physics. Standard transient-absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopies are unable to unambiguously distinguish effects of sample inhomogeneity from exciton–biexciton interactions. Here, we exploit the energy and time resolution of two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy to access the electronic structure of the band-edge biexciton in colloidal CdSe quantum dots. By removing effects of inhomogeneities, we show that the band-edge biexciton structure must consist of a discrete manifold of electronic states. Furthermore, the biexciton states within the manifold feature distinctive binding energies. Our findings have direct implications for optical gain thresholds and efficiency droop in light-emitting devices and provide experimental measures of many-body physics in nanostructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15306984
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Nano Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129694629
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00470