Quantum Dots Fluorescence Quantum Yield Measured by Thermal Lens Spectroscopy

Autor: Paulo E. Cabral Filho, Adriana Fontes, Christian T. Dominguez, Renato E. de Araujo, C. Estupiñán-López
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Quantum Dots: Applications in Biology ISBN: 9781493912797
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1280-3_7
Popis: An essential parameter to evaluate the light emission properties of fluorophores is the fluorescence quantum yield, which quantify the conversion efficiency of absorbed photons to emitted photons. We detail here an alternative nonfluorescent method to determine the absolute fluorescence quantum yield of quantum dots (QDs). The method is based in the so-called Thermal Lens Spectroscopy (TLS) technique, which consists on the evaluation of refractive index gradient thermally induced in the fluorescent material by the absorption of light. Aqueous dispersion carboxyl-coated cadmium telluride (CdTe) QDs samples were used to demonstrate the Thermal Lens Spectroscopy technical procedure.
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