Fluorescence intermittency originates from reclustering in two-dimensional organic semiconductors

Anthony Ruth; Michitoshi Hayashi; Peter Zapol; Jixin Si; Matthew P. McDonald; Yurii V. Morozov; Masaru Kuno; Boldizsár Jankó

doi:10.1038/ncomms14521

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Fluorescence intermittency originates from reclustering in two-dimensional organic semiconductors

Anthony Ruth,
Michitoshi Hayashi,
Peter Zapol,
Jixin Si,
Matthew P. McDonald,
Yurii V. Morozov,
Masaru Kuno,
Boldizsár Jankó

Affiliations

Anthony Ruth: Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame
Michitoshi Hayashi: National Taiwan University, Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University,
Peter Zapol: Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Jixin Si: Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame
Matthew P. McDonald: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Yurii V. Morozov: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame
Masaru Kuno: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame
Boldizsár Jankó: Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14521
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Fluorescence blinking has been recently observed in two-dimensional graphene oxide systems, yet its origin has so far remained elusive. Here, the authors unveil the nature of such long timescale emission intermittency and link it to the distribution ofsp2 carbon domains.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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