Aqueous based semiconductor nanocrystals

L Jing, SV Kershaw, Y Li, X Huang, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

Semiconductor quantum dots and metal nanoparticles: syntheses, optical properties, and biological applications

V Biju, T Itoh, A Anas, A Sujith, M Ishikawa - Analytical and bioanalytical …, 2008 - Springer
We review the syntheses, optical properties, and biological applications of cadmium
selenide (CdSe) and cadmium selenide–zinc sulfide (CdSe–ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) and …

Exciton dynamics in semiconductor nanocrystals

DA Wheeler, JZ Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review article provides an overview of recent advances in the study and understanding
of dynamics of excitons in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) or quantum dots (QDs) …

Quantum dots as liquid crystal dopants

J Mirzaei, M Reznikov, T Hegmann - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid crystal nanoscience, a field exploring the mutually beneficial combination of the
unique properties of nanoscale materials and fluid, yet ordered liquid crystalline phases, is …

Effects of size, capping agent, and concentration of CdSe and CdTe quantum dots doped into a nematic liquid crystal on the optical and electro-optic properties of the …

B Kinkead, T Hegmann - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
To investigate size and capping agent-dependent alignment and electro-optic effects of
quantum dots (QDs) in nematic LCs, mixtures of a nematic phenylpyrimidine LC (LC1) …

Electron Transfer Dynamics from Single CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots to TiO2 Nanoparticles

S Jin, T Lian - Nano letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
Electron-transfer dynamics from single CdSe/ZnS (core/shell) QDs to TiO2 nanoparticles
were studied. Single QDs on TiO2 showed pronounced and correlated fluctuations of …

In situ synthesis of highly luminescent glutathione-capped CdTe/ZnS quantum dots with biocompatibility

YF Liu, JS Yu - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the in situ synthesis of novel CdTe/ZnS core–shell quantum dots
(QDs) in aqueous solution. Glutathione (GSH) was used as both capping reagent and sulfur …

Influence of acid on luminescence properties of thioglycolic acid-capped CdTe quantum dots

A Mandal, N Tamai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008 - ACS Publications
CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were prepared in aqueous solution by the reaction between
Cd2+ and H2Te in the presence of thioglycolic acid (TGA) as a stabilizer. In order to improve …

Radiative and nonradiative lifetime engineering of quantum dots in multiple solvents by surface atom stoichiometry and ligands

B Omogo, JF Aldana, CD Heyes - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
CdTe quantum dots have unique characteristics that are promising for applications in
photoluminescence, photovoltaics, or optoelectronics. However, wide variations of the …

Suppressed blinking dynamics of single QDs on ITO

S Jin, N Song, T Lian - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
The exciton quenching dynamics of single CdSe/CdS3MLZnCdS2MLZnS2ML
core/multishell QDs adsorbed on glass, In2O3, and ITO have been compared. Single QDs …