Threshold for quasicontinuum absorption and reduced luminescence efficiency in CdSe nanocrystals

Luminescence excitation spectra are employed to study the electronic states of CdSe nanocrystals ranging in size from 9 to 26 A radius at 77 K. These studies show that all samples have, in addition to the discrete manifold of quantum confined electronic excitations, a threshold for continuum absorption. Absorption into this continuum results in substantially reduced luminescence efficiency.

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