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The same single core / shell semiconductor nanocrystals have been sequen7ally imaged using fluorescence spectroscopy and atomic number contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy (ZSTEM) This imaging technique will allow inves7ga7on of the structural basis for single nanocrystal fluorescence phenomena including blinking behavior, fluorescence intensity and fluorescence life7me An enhanced understanding of single par7cle behavior will allow ra7onal design of more efficient NCs for use in LEDs Needle in the Hay: Correla7ng the Atomic Structure of a Single Core / Shell Semiconductor Nanocrystal with Its Photophysical Proper7es Noah Orfield 1,6 , James R. McBride 1,6 , Joseph D. Keene 1,6 , Sandra J. Rosenthal 17 1 Departments of Chemistry, 2 Interdisciplinary Materials Science, 3 Physics and Astronomy, 4 Pharmacology, 5 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and 6 Vanderbilt Ins7tute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States. 7 Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge Na7onal Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States. Background and Mo7va7on for this Study Conclusions and Future Direc7ons References and Funding (1) McBride et al, Nano Le(. 6 (7) 14961501 2006 (2) McBride et al, Nano Le(. 7 (10) 835865 2013 (3) Dukes et al, J. Phys. Chem. C 1115 407681 2011 (4) Kuno et al, J. Chem. Phys. 112 (7) 311720 2000 This work is funded by the Na=onal Science Founda=on grant CHE1213758 Le<: Summa7on of 1000 fluorescent images of NCs on SiO 2 TEM grid substrate, collected with 100 ms acquisi7on 7me. Right: Projec7on of slice indicated by red line in the adjacent summa7on figure over en7re collec7on 7me, illustra7ng the “on” / “off” blinking behavior of the NCs. Incen=ve for Elucida=ng Blinking / Structure Correla=ons Blinking is detrimental to the implementa7on of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) in solid state ligh7ng devices and biological tracking Previous studies disregard defects and irregulari7es in shape, size and structure of NCs, instead focusing only on ensemble photophysics Single Nanocrystal Fluorescence Microscopy Nanocrystals on a SiO 2 TEM grid are excited by the 250 kHz, 400 nm output of a Coherent OPA Nanocrystal fluorescence is then detected by an Andor EMCCD camera or a TCSPC system for singlephoton detec7on Inves7ga7on of Atomic Structure Correla7on of Fluorescence Microscopy & TEM Le<: Illustra7on of the method implemented to allow correla7on of single NCs on SiO 2 TEM windows. 1μm polystyrene beads are used to readily iden7fy corresponding areas on both the op7cal microscope and at low magnifica7on on TEM. These ZSTEM images correspond to the labeled NCs which were iden7fied via correlated op7cal and electron microscopy. NC4 NC2 NC3 NC6 (a) Close up of a region of the fluorescence image of individual NCs. (b) HAADF TEM image of the same region. (c) Radial filter applied to the image shown in (b) to demonstrate the loca7on of NCs. (d) Cartoon demonstra7ng the posi7on of polystyrene fiducials and NCs.

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•  The  same  single  core  /  shell  semiconductor  nanocrystals  have  been  sequen7ally  imaged  using  fluorescence  spectroscopy  and  atomic  number  contrast  scanning  transmission  electron  microscopy  (Z-­‐STEM)  

•  This  imaging  technique  will  allow  inves7ga7on  of  the  structural  basis  for  single  nanocrystal  fluorescence  phenomena  including  blinking  behavior,  fluorescence  intensity  and  fluorescence  life7me  

•  An  enhanced  understanding  of  single  par7cle  behavior  will  allow  ra7onal  design  of  more  efficient  NCs  for  use  in  LEDs  

Needle  in  the  Hay:  Correla7ng  the  Atomic  Structure  of  a  Single  Core  /  Shell    Semiconductor  Nanocrystal  with  Its  Photophysical  Proper7es  

Noah  Orfield1,6,  James  R.  McBride1,6,  Joseph  D.  Keene1,6,  Sandra  J.  Rosenthal1-­‐7  

 1Departments  of  Chemistry,  2Interdisciplinary  Materials  Science,  3Physics  and  Astronomy,  4Pharmacology,  5Chemical  and  Biomolecular  Engineering,  and  6Vanderbilt  Ins7tute  for  Nanoscale  Science  and  Engineering,  Vanderbilt  University,  Nashville,  Tennessee  37235,  United  States.  7Materials  Science  and  Technology  Division,  Oak  Ridge  Na7onal  Laboratory,  Oak  Ridge,  Tennessee  37831,  United  States.  

 Background  and  Mo7va7on  for  this  Study  

Conclusions  and  Future  Direc7ons  

References  and  Funding  (1)  McBride  et  al,  Nano  Le(.  6  (7)  1496-­‐1501  2006  (2)  McBride  et  al,  Nano  Le(.  7  (10)  8358-­‐65  2013  (3)  Dukes  et  al,  J.  Phys.  Chem.  C  1115  4076-­‐81  2011  (4)  Kuno  et  al,  J.  Chem.  Phys.  112  (7)  3117-­‐20  2000  

This  work  is  funded  by  the  Na=onal  Science  Founda=on  grant  CHE1213758  

Le<:  Summa7on  of  1000  fluorescent  images  of  NCs  on  SiO2  TEM  grid  substrate,  collected  with  100  ms  acquisi7on  7me.  Right:  Projec7on  of  slice  indicated  by  red  line  in  the  adjacent  summa7on  figure  over  en7re  collec7on  7me,  illustra7ng  the  “on”  /  “off”  blinking  behavior  of  the  NCs.  

Incen=ve  for  Elucida=ng  Blinking  /  Structure  Correla=ons  •  Blinking  is  detrimental  to  the  implementa7on  of  semiconductor  

nanocrystals  (NCs)  in  solid  state  ligh7ng  devices  and  biological  tracking  •  Previous  studies  disregard  defects  and  irregulari7es  in  shape,  size  and  

structure  of  NCs,  instead  focusing  only  on  ensemble  photophysics  

Single  Nanocrystal  Fluorescence  Microscopy  •  Nanocrystals  on  a  SiO2  TEM  grid  are  excited  by  the  250  kHz,  400  nm  output  

of  a  Coherent  OPA  •  Nanocrystal  fluorescence  is  then  detected  by  an  Andor  EM-­‐CCD  camera  or  

a  TCSPC  system  for  single-­‐photon  detec7on  

Inves7ga7on  of  Atomic  Structure  Correla7on  of  Fluorescence  Microscopy  &  TEM  Le<:  Illustra7on  of  the  method  implemented  to  allow  correla7on  of  single  NCs  on  SiO2  TEM  windows.  1μm  polystyrene  beads  are  used  to  readily  iden7fy  corresponding  areas  on  both  the  op7cal  microscope  and  at  low  magnifica7on  on  TEM.  

These  Z-­‐STEM  images  correspond  to  the  labeled  NCs  which  were  iden7fied  via  correlated  op7cal  and  electron  microscopy.    

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(a)  Close  up  of  a  region  of  the  fluorescence  image  of  individual  NCs.    (b)  HAADF  TEM  image  of  the  same  region.  (c)  Radial  filter  applied  to  the  image  shown  in  (b)  to  demonstrate  the  loca7on  of  NCs.  (d)  Cartoon  demonstra7ng  the  posi7on  of  polystyrene  fiducials  and  NCs.