Publications

On deck
Direct measurement of single CdSe nanowire band edge extinction polarization anisotropies
M. P. McDonald, F. Vietmeyer, M. Kuno (in preparation)

Electric field-induced emission enhancement and modulation in CdSe nanowires
F. Vietmeyer, T. Tchelidze, V. Tsou, B. Janko, M. Kuno (in preparation)

2012
Synthetic strategy, structural and optical characterization of thin, highly crystalline, titanium disulfide nanosheets
V. V. Plashnitsa, F. Vietmeyer, N. Petchsang, P. Tongying, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno (submitted, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.)

"Ultrafast dynamics distributions within an ensemble: Transient absorption microscopy studies of single CdTe nanowires"
S. S. Lo, T. A. Major, N. Petchsang, L. Huang, M. Kuno, G. V. Hartland, ACS Nano ASAP
DOI:10.1021/nn3010526

"Single nanowire microscopy and spectroscopy", invited review,
F. Vietmeyer, M. McDonald, M. Kuno, J. Phys. Chem. C, ASAP
Includes cover art
DOI:10.1021/jp3010162

"Controlled synthesis of compositionally tunable ternary PbSexS1-x as well as binary PbSe and PbS nanowires"
A. Onicha, N. Petchsang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, ACS Nano, ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/nn300373w

2011
"Single nanowire extinction spectroscopy"
J. Giblin, F. Vietmeyer, M. P. McDonald, M. Kuno, Nano Lett. 2011, 11, 3307.
DOI:10.1021/nl201679d

"Fluorescence imaging: Understanding fluorescence blinking is the first path to an imaging solution"
F. Vietmeyer, S. Volkan Kacso, P. Frantsuzov, M. Kuno, B. Janko, Laser Focus World, Feburary 2011

"Low temperature solution-phase growth of ZnSe and ZnSe/CdSe core/shell nanowires"
N. Petchsang, L. Shapoval, F. Vietmeyer, Y. Yu, J. H. Hodak, I. M. Tang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, Nanoscale, 2011 3, 3145.
DOI:10.1039/C1NR10176E

"II-VI heterostructures obtained by encapsulation of colloidal CdSe nanowires by molecular beam epitaxy deposition of ZnSe"
X. Y. Liu, A. M. Mintairov, J. Herzog, F. Vietmeyer, R. E. Pimpinella, M. Kuno, J. L. Merz, T. H. Kosel, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna, J. Vac. Sci.Tech. B 2011, 29, 03C102
DOI:10.1116/1.3547715.

"Carrier recombination dynamics in individual CdSe nanowires"
F. Vietmeyer, P. Frantsuzov, B. Janko, M. Kuno, Phys. Rev. B 2011, 83, 115319
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.115319

2010
"Nanostructure absorption: A comparison of nanowire and colloidal quantum dot cross sections"
J. P. Giblin, M. Kuno, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 3340.
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz1013104

"Storable, thermally activated, near incrared chemiluminescent dyes and dye-stained microparticles for optical imaging"
J. Baumes, J. J. Gassensmith, J. Giblin, J. J. Lee, A. G. White, W. J. Culligan, W. M. Leevy, M. Kuno, B. D. Smith, Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 1025.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchem.871

"Imaging and absolute extinction cross-section measurements of nanorods and nanowires through polarization modulation microscopy"
C. R. Carey, T. LeBel, D. Crisostomo, J. Giblin, M. Kuno, G. V. Hartland, J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 16029.
DOI:10.1021/jp101891a

"CdSe nanowire photoelectrochemical solar cells enhanced with colloidal CdSe quantum dots"
Y. Yu, P. V. Kamat, M. Kuno, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2010, 20, 1464.
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200902372

"Experimental determination of single CdSe nanowire absorption cross-sections through photothermal imaging"
J. P. Giblin, S. Mohammad, M. T. Banning, M. Kuno, G. V. Hartland, ACS Nano 2010, 4, 358.
DOI: 10.1021/nn901172s

"Bismuth-assisted CdSe and CdTe nanowire growth on plastics"
S. K. C. Lee, Y. Yu, O. Perez, S. Puscas, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 77.
DOI: 10.1021/cm902049p

2009

"Ultrafast transient absorption measurments of charge carrier dynamics in single II-VI nanowires"
C. R. Carey, Y. Yu, M. Kuno, G. V. Hartland, J. Phys. Chem. C   2009, 113, 19077.
DOI: 10.1021/jp907147y

"Wavelength sensitivity of single nanowire polarization anisotropies explained through a generalized treatment of their linear absorption"
J. Giblin, V. Protasenko, M. Kuno ACS Nano, 2009, 3, 1979.
DOI: 10.1021/nn900380h

"Facile synthesis of II-VI nanowires using bismuth salts"
J. Puthussery, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, Small 2009, 5, 1112.
DOI:10.1002/smll.200801838

2008

"Solution-based II-VI core/shell nanowire heterostructures"
J. A. Goebl, R. A. Black, J. Puthussery, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14822.
DOI: 10.1021/ja805538p

"Universal emission intermittency in quantum dots, nanorods, and nanowires"
P. Frantsuzov, M. Kuno, B. Janko, R. A. Marcus,  Nature Phys. 2008, 4, 519.
DOI:10.1038/nphys1001

"Layer-by-layer self-assembly of colloidal gold-silica multilayers"
Z. Zhang, D. Meisel, P. Kamat, M. Kuno, Chem. Ed. 2008, 13, 153.
DOI: 10.1333/s00897082135a

"Absorption and photoluminescence polarization anisotropy of single CdSe nanowires"
A. Lan, J. Giblin, V. Protasenko, M. Kuno, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92, 183110.
DOI:10.1063/1.2924767

"Photocurrent polarization anisotropy of randomly oriented nanowire networks"
Y. Yu, V. Protasenko, D. Jena, H. Xing, M. Kuno, Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 1352.
DOI:10.1021/nl080028p

"Quantum dot solar cells: tuning the response through size and shape control of CdSe-TiO2 architecture"
A. Kongkanad, K. Tvrdy, K. Takechi, M. Kuno, P. V. Kamat, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008; 130, 4007.
DOI: 10.1021/ja0782706

"Band filling of solution based CdS nanowires"
J. Puthussery, A. Lan, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, ACS Nano, 2008, 2, 357.
DOI: 10.1021/nn700270a

"Solution based straight and branched semiconductor nanowires”
M. Kuno Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2008, 10, 620.
DOI: 10.1039/b708296g

2007

”Photocurrent spectroscopy of thin film nanowire solids”
A. Singh, X. Li, V. Protasenko, G. Galantai*, M. Kuno, H. Xing, D. Jena, Nano Lett., 2007, 7, 2999.
DOI: 10.1021/nl0713023

“Spatial and intensity modulation of nanowire emission induced by mobile charges”
V. V. Protasenko, S. Gordeyev and M. Kuno, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13160.
DOI: 10.1021/ja073642w

”CdSe nanowires with illumination-enhanced conductivity: Induced dipoles, dielectrophoretic assembly, and field-sensitive emission”
R. Zhou, H-C. Chang, V. Protasenko, M. Kuno, A. Kumar, H. Xing, D. Jena, J. Appl. Phys. 2007, 101, 073704
DOI:10.1063/1.2714670

 ”Size-dependent electron injection from excited CdSe quantum dots into TiO₂ nanoparticles”
I. Robel, M. Kuno, P. V. Kamat, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 4136.
DOI: 10.1021/ja070099a

2006
 
”Experimental determination of the absorption cross section and molar extinction coefficient of CdSe and CdTe nanowires”
V. Protasenko, D. Bacinello*, M. Kuno, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 25322
DOI: 10.1021/jp066034w
 
“Solution-based straight and branched CdTe nanowires”
M. Kuno, O. Ahmad, V. Protasenko, D. Bacinello*, T. Kosel, Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 5722.
DOI: 10.1021/cm061559m
 
”Photon counting statistics for blinking quantum dots: A Levy walk process”
G. Margolin, V. Protasenko, M. Kuno, E. Barkai, J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 19053.
DOI: 10.1021/jp061487m
 
“Power law blinking quantum dots: Stochastic and physical models”
G. Margolin, V. Protasenko, M. Kuno, E. Barkai, in ”Fractals, Diffusion, and Relaxation in Disordered Systems: A Special Volume of Advances in Chemical Physics”, Volume 133, Part A, Eds. W. T. Coffey and Y. P. Kalmykov, John Wiley &Sons, Inc. pp 327-356, 2006.
 
“Field effect transistors and photodetectors based on solution-synthesized nanowires”
A. Singh, A. Khandelwal, X. Li, H. Xing, M. Kuno, D. Jena, IEEE Device Research Conference (DRC) Tech. Digest. P. 67, 2006.
 
“Intensity dependent exciton recombination dynamics in CdSe nanowires: bimolecular to three-carrier Auger kinetics”
I. Robel, B. Bunker, P. V. Kamat, M. Kuno, Nano Lett. 2006, 6, 1344.
DOI: 10.1021/nl060199z
 
”Quantum dot solar cells. Harvesting light energy with CdSe nanocrystals molecularly linked to mesoscopic TiO₂ films”
I. Robel, R. Subramanian, M. Kuno, P. V. Kamat, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2385.
DOI: 10.1021/ja056494n
 
“Ultra thin CdSe nanowire FETs and their optical properties”
A. Khandelwal, D. Jena, J. W. Grebinski*, K. L. Hull, M. Kuno, J. Elec. Mat. 2006, 35, 170.

2005
 
”Disorder induced optical heterogeneity in single CdSe nanowires”
V. V. Protasenko, K. L. Hull, M. Kuno, Adv. Mater. 2005, 17, 2942.
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200501660
 
“Induced branching in confined PbSe nanowires”
K. L. Hull, J. W. Grebinski*, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 4416.
DOI: 10.1021/cm050952+
 
”Demonstration of a low-cost, single molecule capable, multimode optical microscope”
V. Protasenko, K. L. Hull, M. Kuno, Chem. Ed. 2005, 10, 269.
DOI: 10.1333/s00897050912a


2004
 
“Solution based straight and branched CdSe nanowires”
J. W. Grebinski*, K. L. Hull, J. Zhang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 5260.
DOI: 10.1021/cm048498h
 
”Synthesis and characterization of Au/Bi core/shell nanocrystals: A precursor towards II-VI nanowires”
J. W. Grebinski*, K. L. Richter, J. Zhang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, J. Phys. Chem. B 2004, 108, 9745.
DOI: 10.1021/jp0496856
 

Prior to Notre Dame
 
2003

”High temperature structural studies of HgS and HgSe quantum dots”
S. B. Qadri, M. Kuno, C. R. Feng, B. B. Rath, M. Yousuf, Appl. Phys. Lett. 2003, 83, 4011.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1625433
 
“Molecular clusters of binary and ternary mercury chalcogenides: Colloidal synthesis, characterization, and optical spectra”
M. Kuno, K. A. Higginson, S. B. Qadri, M. Yousuf, H. Mattoussi, J. Phys. Chem. B 2003, 107, 5758.
DOI: 10.1021/jp0274684
 
“Modeling distributed kinetics in single semiconductor quantum dots”
M. Kuno, D. P. Fromm*, S. T. Johnson, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, Phys. Rev. B 2003, 67, 125304.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.125304


2002
 
“Synthesis and characterization of colloidal b-HgS quantum dots”
K. L. Higginson, M. Kuno, S. B. Qadri, M. Yousuf, J. E. Bonevich, H. Mattoussi, J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 9982.
DOI: 10.1021/jp026232x
 
“Fluorescence of single ZnS overcoated CdSe quantum dots studied by apertureless near-field scanning optical microscopy”
V. V. Protasenko, M. Kuno, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, Optics. Commun. 2002, 210, 11.
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(02)01759-5
 
“Avidin: A natural bridge for quantum dot-antibody conjugates”
E. R. Goldman, E. D. Balighian*, H. Mattoussi, M. Kuno, J. M. Mauro, P. T. Tran, G. P. Anderson, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6378.
DOI: 10.1021/ja0125570
 
“Colloidal semiconductor quantum dot conjugates in biosensing”
H. Mattoussi, M. Kuno, E. R. Goldman, G. P. Anderson, J. M. Mauro, Optical Biosensors: Present and Future, Eds. F. S. Ligler and C. A. Rowe Taitt, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2002.
 
“Luminescent quantum dot-adaptor protein-antibody conjugates for use in fluoroimmunoassays”
E. R. Goldman, E. D. Balighian*, M. Kuno, S. Labrenz, P. T. Tran, G. P. Anderson, J. M. Mauro, H. Mattoussi, Phys. Stat. Sol. B 2002, 229, 407.
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3951(200201)229:1<407::AID-PSSB407>3.0.CO;2-S 


2001
 
“Fluorescence intermittency in single InP quantum dots”
M. Kuno, D. P. Fromm*, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, O. I. Micic, A. J. Nozik, Nano Lett. 2001, 1, 557.
DOI: 10.1021/nl010049i
 
“’On/Off’ fluorescence intermittency of single semiconductor quantum dots”
M. Kuno, D. P. Fromm*, H. F. Hamann, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, J. Chem. Phys. 2001, 115, 1028.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1377883
 
“Molecular fluorescence in the vicinity of a nanoscopic probe using apertureless near-field microscopy”
H. F. Hamann, M. Kuno, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, J. Chem. Phys. 2001, 114, 8596.
DOI: 10.1063/1.1365931


2000

“Nonexponential ‘blinking’ kinetics of single CdSe quantum dots: A universal power law behavior”
M. Kuno, D. P. Fromm*, H. F. Hamann, A. Gallagher, D. J. Nesbitt, J. Chem. Phys. 2000, 112, 3117.
DOI: 10.1063/1.480896
 
”Evidence of photo and electro-darkening of (CdSe)ZnS quantum dot composites”
J. Rodriguez-Viejo, H. Mattoussi, J. R. Heine, M. K. Kuno, J. Michel, M. G. Bawendi, K. F. Jensen, J. Appl. Phys. 2000, 87, 8526.
DOI: 10.1063/1.373573
 
“Synthesis and characterization of manganese doped CdSe quantum dots”
F. V. Mikulec, M. Kuno, M. Bennati, D. Hall, M. Pravia*, M. G. Bawendi, R. Griffin, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 2532.
DOI: 10.1021/ja991249n


1998
 
“Magnetic circular dichroism study of CdSe quantum dots”
M. Kuno, M. Nirmal, M. G. Bawendi, Al. L. Efros, M. Rosen, J. Chem. Phys. 1998, 108, 4242.
DOI: 10.1063/1.475823


1997
 
“The band edge luminescence of surface modified CdSe nanocrystallites: Probing the luminescing state”
M. Kuno, J. K. Lee, B. O. Dabbousi, F. V. Mikulec, M. G. Bawendi, J. Chem. Phys. 1997, 106, 9869.
DOI: 10.1063/1.473875


1996
 
“Band-edge exciton in quantum dots of semiconductors with a degenerate valence band: Dark and bright exciton states”
Al. L. Efros, M. Rosen, M. Kuno, M. Nirmal, D. J. Norris, M. G. Bawendi, Phys. Rev. B 1996, 54, 4843.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.4843


1995
 
“Observation of the dark exciton in CdSe quantum dots”
M. Nirmal, D. J. Norris, M. Kuno, M. G. Bawendi, Al. L. Efros, M. Rosen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 1995, 75, 3728.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.3728
 
 
Conference Proceedings (* denotes undergraduate):
 
“Solution phase semiconductor nanowires”
K. L. Hull, J. W. Grebinski*, J. Zhang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2004, Vol. 848.
 
”Seeded solution synthesis of straight and branched CdSe nanowires”
K. L. Hull, J. W. Grebinski*, J. Zhang, T. H. Kosel, M. Kuno, SPIE Proc. 2004, Vol. 5513, 116.
 
”Binary and ternary mercury chalcogenide quantum dots and clusters”
M. Kuno, K. A. Higginson, S. B. Qadri, M. Yousuf, B. L. Davis, H. Mattoussi, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2002, Vol. 737 E3.3.1.
 
“Synthesis and characterization of colloidal mercury chalcogenide quantum dots”
M. Kuno, K. A. Higginson, J. E. Bonevich, S. B. Qadri, M. Yousuf, H. Mattoussi, SPIE Proc. 2002, Vol. 4808, 146.
 
“Photoluminescent Mn-doped ZnS nanoclusters synthesized within block copolymer nanoreactors”
R. S. Kane, R. E. Cohen, R. J. Silbey, M. Kuno, M. G. Bawendi, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1997, 471, 313.
 
M. Kuno, J. K. Lee, B. O. Dabbousi, F. V. Mikulec, M. G. Bawendi, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 1996, 452, 347.
 
J. K. Lee, M. Kuno, M. G. Bawendi, Mat. Res. Symp. Proc. 1996, 452, 323.