Luminescence Enhancement by Resonant Energy Transfer from an Absorptive Thin Film

Disclosed are a device and a method for the design and fabrication of the device for enhancing the brightness of luminescent molecules, nanostructures, and thin films. The device includes a mirror, a dielectric medium or spacer, an absorptive layer, and a luminescent layer. The absorptive layer is a continuous thin film of a strongly absorbing organic or inorganic material. The luminescent layer may be a continuous luminescent thin film or an arrangement of isolated luminescent species, e.g., organic or metal-organic dye molecules, semiconductor quantum dots, or other semiconductor nanostructures, supported on top of the absorptive layer.

Researchers

Brian Walker / Gleb Akselrod / William A. Tisdale / Moungi G Bawendi / Vladimir Bulovic / Jonathan Tischler

Departments: Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Office of the Vice President for Research
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials / Electronics & Photonics: Photonics, Semiconductors / Energy & Distribution: Nuclear & Fusion
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials

  • device and method for luminescence enhancement by resonant energy transfer from an absorptive thin film
    United States of America | Granted | 8,908,261
  • device and method for luminescence enhancement by resonant energy transfer from an absorptive thin film
    United States of America | Granted | 9,841,544

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