Figure 5.
A. Photoluminescence spectra of TiO2-coated membranes and a Silicon Nitride membrane, showing the low photoluminescence at the visible wavelength. B. XPS spectra of a TiO2-coated membrane. C. Optical background comparison between TiO2 and Silicon nitride membranes when excited by a 488 nm laser under TIRF illumination and with the emission band at 650–700 nm. The inset shows the enhancement in image contrast of the single quantum dots on a TiO2-coated membranes versus a Silicon Nitride membrane (scale bars equal 5 μm).