Measuring anti-bunching Effect from Single Dye Molecules and Single Quantum Dots

Nguyen Thi Thanh Bao, Dinh Van Trung, Dang Tuyet Phuong
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  • Nguyen Thi Thanh Bao Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
  • Dinh Van Trung Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
  • Dang Tuyet Phuong Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/26/1/7806

Keywords:

Quantum dot, Rhodamine, Antibunching,

Abstract

Antibunching is a quantum effect demonstrating clearly the quantum nature of the radiation field. Its detection through measurements of the second order correlation function is a direct proof of the presence of single molecule or single nano particle. In this paper we present the experimental setup of the Hanbury Brown - Twiss interferometer and the measurement results of the antibunching effect from single Rhodamine B dye molecules and single CdTe quantum dots in dilute solution. By fitting the second order correlation data, we derive a fluorescence lifetime of approximately 2 ns for Rhodamine B and 45 ns for CdTe quantum dots. Our results demonstrate an alternative way for determining the fluorescence lifetime using the antibunching effect.

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19-07-2016

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N. T. T. Bao, D. V. Trung, and D. T. Phuong, “Measuring anti-bunching Effect from Single Dye Molecules and Single Quantum Dots”, Comm. Phys., vol. 26, no. 1, p. 67, Jul. 2016.

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Received 22-02-2016
Accepted 08-06-2016
Published 19-07-2016

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