Measuring 3D orientation of nanocrystals via polarized luminescence of rare-earth dopants

oleh: Jeongmo Kim, Reinaldo Chacón, Zijun Wang, Eric Larquet, Khalid Lahlil, Aymeric Leray, Gérard Colas-des-Francs, Jongwook Kim, Thierry Gacoin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01

Deskripsi

Determining the orientation of nanoscale objects in three-dimensional space has typically required complicated optical setups. Here, the authors develop a simple method to retrieve the 3D orientation of luminescent, lanthanide-doped nanorods from a single-shot emission spectrum.