Room-temperature single-photon emitters in titanium dioxide optical defects

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

关键词: fluorescence;    optical defects;    room temperature;    single-photon emitters;    titanium dioxide;   

DOI  :  10.3762/bjnano.9.100

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Beilstein - Institut zur Foerderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften

【 摘 要 】

Fluorescence properties of crystallographic point defects within different morphologies of titanium dioxide were investigated. For the first time, room-temperature single-photon emission in titanium dioxide optical defects was discovered in thin films and commercial nanoparticles. Three-level defects were identified because the g(2) correlation data featured prominent shoulders around the antibunching dip. Stable and blinking photodynamics were observed for the single-photon emitters. These results reveal a new room-temperature single-photon source within a wide bandgap semiconductor.

【 授权许可】

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