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| Author(s): |
Vivas, Marcelo Goncalves
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Leandro De Sousa, Jose Carlos
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De Boni, Leonardo
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Schiavon, Marco Antonio
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Mendonca, Cleber Renato
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | MATERIALS; v. 10, n. 4 APR 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
We report here on the direct observation of distinct two-photon transition channels in glutathione-capped (GSH) CdTe quantum dots (QDs) in a very strong confinement regime. CdTe-GSH QDs with different average diameters (2.5, 3.0, and 3.3 nm) were synthesized through the one-pot method and their two-photon absorption (2PA) spectrum determined by a femtosecond wavelength-tunable Z-scan. Our results show that the two lower-energy one-photon-allowed excitonic transitions, 1S(3/2)(h) -> 1S(e) and 2S(3/2)(h) -> 1S(e), are also accessed via 2PA. These results were ascribed to the relaxation of the parity selection rules due to the noncentrosymmetric structure of the CdTe QDs (zinc-blended structure), whose magnitude are determined by surface defects and structural irregularities present in CdTe-GSH QDs, in the strong confinement regime. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/12399-0 - Femtosecond pulses applied to nonlinear optics: spectroscopy, pulse shaping and microfabrication |
| Grantee: | Cleber Renato Mendonça |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/20032-0 - Study on Nonlinear and Charge Transport Properties of Multi-branched Molecules via Quantum Chemical Methods. |
| Grantee: | Daniel Luiz da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |