Quantitative absorption spectroscopy of few perovskite nanocrystals using cavity-enhanced imaging

Quantitative absorption spectroscopy of few perovskite nanocrystals using cavity-enhanced imaging | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Quantitative absorption spectroscopy of few perovskite nanocrystals using cavity-enhanced imaging Alexander Urban, Ines Amersdorffer, Andreas Singldinger, Nina Henke, and 5 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8852976/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Single-particle optical spectroscopy has revealed the intrinsic photophysics of nanoscale materials, yet it remains largely confined to emission-based measurements. Direct and quantitative absorption spectroscopy at the level of individual nanosystems has been limited by insufficient sensitivity, leaving non-emissive and higher-lying electronic states experimentally inaccessible. Here, we introduce imaging cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (iCEAS), a high-finesse microcavity platform that amplifies light–matter interaction by orders of magnitude and enables hyperspectral extinction imaging with parts-per-million sensitivity and sub-nanometer spectral precision. Using CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocubes as a model system, we directly measure spectrally resolved absorption cross-sections of clusters containing as few as three nanocubes and demonstrate linear scaling over nearly two orders of magnitude. Correlative atomic force microscopy enables extraction of an absolute single-nanocube absorption cross-section of (6.5 ± 0.6) × 10 -14 cm 2 at 460 nm, in agreement with independent transient-absorption measurements. Beyond absolute quantification, iCEAS reveals size-dependent spectral shifts and degradation dynamics inaccessible to photoluminescence alone. By enabling correlative access to morphology, absorption, and emission within the same nanoscale object, iCEAS establishes a general framework for quantitative single-particle absorption spectroscopy across a broad range of nanomaterials. Physical sciences/Optics and photonics/Optical techniques/Optical spectroscopy Physical sciences/Materials science/Nanoscale materials/Electronic properties and materials Physical sciences/Nanoscience and technology/Nanoscale materials/Quantum dots Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. 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