Phys. Rev. B 84, 245423 (2011) [6 pages]
D. Canneson1, I. Mallek-Zouari1, S. Buil1, X. Quélin1, C. Javaux2, B. Mahler2, B. Dubertret2, and J.-P. Hermier1,3
1Groupe d'Étude de la Matière Condensée, Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, CNRS UMR8635, 45 avenue des États-Unis, F-78035 Versailles, France 2Laboratoire de Physique et d'Étude des Matériaux, CNRS UMR8213, ESPCI, 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231 Paris, France 3Institut Universitaire de France, 103, boulevard Saint-Michel, F-75005 Paris, France
Received 16 November 2011; published 13 December 2011
High-quality-factor dielectric cavities designed to a nanoscale accuracy are mostly used to increase the spontaneous emission rate of a single emitter. Here we show that the coupling, at room temperature, between thick-shell CdSe/CdS nanocrystals and random metallic films offers a very promising alternative approach. Optical modes confined at the nanoscale induce strong Purcell factors reaching values as high as 60. Moreover, the quantum emission properties can be tailored: strong antibunching or radiative biexcitonic cascades can be obtained with high photon collection efficiency and extremely reduced blinking.
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