Surface-plasmon-assisted modal gain enhancement in Au-hybrid CdSe/ZnS nanocrystal quantum dots

Abstract

Surface-plasmon-assisted modal gain enhancement was investigated in Au-hybrid CdSe/ZnS nanocrystal quantum dots. A fivefold enhancement of the modal gain was observed at room temperature in the presence of a Au film by using modal gain contour map analysis, and the photoluminescence intensity and size-selective photoluminescence excitation intensity increased significantly. The enhanced modal gain was attributed to the multiexciton states of neutral and charged biexciton and triexciton.