Efficient multiphoton absorption of near-infrared emitting Cu-doped ZnInS/ZnS nanocrystals
- 17 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (25), 255103
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab7e65
Abstract
Due to their unique optoelectronic properties, doped semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) are promising fluorescent probes for deep-tissue bioimaging applications. However, studies on the photophysical properties of cadmium-free doped NCs are scarce. In this study, we synthesized and studied the photophysical properties of one type of cadmium-free doped NCs (Cu: ZnInS/ZnS NCs), which exhibit near infrared-I (NIR-I) emission at 730 nm and long emission lifetime up to 1.38 mu s. Femtosecond transient absorption spectra revealed a strong exciton coupling effect between the Cu2+ ions and the ZnInS/ZnS host, with a fast energy transfer time of approximate to 100 ps. More importantly, Cu: ZnInS/ZnS NCs exhibit efficient volume-normalized two- and three-photon absorption cross-sections in NIR-I (800-900 nm) and NIR-III regions (1600-1990 nm), with maximum values up to 6.9 GM nm(-3) at 800 nm and 1.1 x 10(-80) cm(6) s(2) photon(-2) nm(-3) at 1600 nm, respectively. This study can shed light on the exploration of novel environmentally friendly doped NCs for deep-tissue bioimaging applications.Funding Information
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2018A030310635, 2019A1515012094)
- Natural Science Foundation of SZU (2018026)
- Shenzhen Basic Research Project of Science and Technology (JCYJ20170818142921044)
- the Project of Department of Education of Guangdong Province (2018KTSCX19)
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