Gold plasmonic enhanced luminescence of silica encapsulated semiconductor hetero-nanoplatelets.

Abstract

Optical properties of nanocrystals have the potential to drive the next generation of optoelectronic devices. However, a number of technological limitations remain to be overcome. Nanocrystals' emission is strongly impacted by the chemical environment and high excitation power. In this paper, we present a preparation route to hybrid core–shell nanoplatelets encapsulated in a gold silica shield. The induced plasmon coupling offers a higher brightness at high power excitation. We also detail the highly increased fluorescence stability offered by the silica–gold-shell protection against photobleaching processes.