Andrew P. Beyler

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that single-particle linewidths vary significantly from batch to batch and can be synthetically controlled, delineate the synthetic challenges facing underdeveloped nanomaterials such as InP and InAs core-shell particles and introduce new avenues for the synthetic optimization of fluorescent nanoparticles.

TL;DR: It is found that the single-nanocrystal linewidth at room temperature is heavily influenced by the nature of the CdSe surface and the epitaxial shell, which have a profound impact on the internal electric fields that affect exciton-phonon coupling.

TL;DR: This work reviews several different paradigms for deconstructing the photon stream from single nanocrystals, ranging from intensity "binning" techniques to more sophisticated methods based on single-photon counting, and highlights photon correlation - a powerful developing paradigm in single-nanocrystal studies.

TL;DR: This work combines ensemble and single NC spectroscopies to interrogate preparations of lead sulfide NCs and demonstrates that the linewidth and Stokes shift of PbS NCs are the result of emission from two states: a thermally accessed defect-with an energetically pinned charge carrier-and an inhomogeneously broadened band-edge state.

TL;DR: It is shown that up to 38% of the photons polarized on the long axis of the dye molecules can be coupled to the edge of the device for an LP-LSC based on Coumarin 6 with an order parameter of 0.52.