以巯基丙酸为稳定剂的水溶性CdTe量子点的水热合成及表征

以巯基丙酸(MPA)为稳定剂,采用水热合成方法在160 ℃下合成水溶性CdTe量子点。研究了不同反应时间及反应前驱体溶液的不同pH值对合成的CdTe量子点光学性质的影响。结果表明:所制得的CdTe量子点的荧光发射波长在510~661 nm范围内连续可调,并且CdTe量子点的光学性质强烈地依赖于反应前驱体溶液的pH值,最佳pH值为9。透射电子显微镜和X射线衍射分析表明所制备的CdTe量子点的形状接近于球形,粒径分布较均匀。与回流方法制备的水溶性量子点相比,高温条件下的水热合成方法简单,反应时间短,CdTe量子点生长速度快,100 min就可生长到3.5 nm,并且所制得的CdTe量子点荧光强度高,稳定性好,荧光量子产率也较高,最高可达44.6%。     

水溶性CdTe量子点荧光探针的制备表征及应用

采用水相合成法,在氮气气氛下,以3-巯基丙酸(MPA)为稳定剂制备了水溶性的CdTe量子点,并通过荧光(PL)光谱、紫外可见(UV-Vis)光谱、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线粉末衍射(XRD)对样品进行了表征。XRD结果表明量子点为立方闪锌矿结构,TEM结果表明量子点分散性较好,形状为球形,平均粒径为2.0 nm。进一步考察了回流时间、反应温度和体系pH值对量子点性能的影响,结果表明:回流时间、反应温度和体系pH值对量子点的粒径大小、粒径分布及生长速度均有影响。基于量子点对金属离子具有荧光响应的特性,以CdTe量子点为荧光探针实现了对水溶液中Ni2+的检测。     

生物分子包覆的荧光量子点的微波合成及表征

以N-乙酰基-L-半胱氨酸为稳定剂,采用控温控压微波辐射法在水溶液中快速合成了CdTe量子点.吸收光谱和荧光光谱表明所合成量子点具有优异的光学性能,量子产率最高可达50％左右,发射峰半峰宽最小在35nm左右,明显优于在相同实验条件下以3-巯基丙酸为稳定剂合成的CdTe量子点.透射电子镜显微镜(TEM)和X射线粉末衍射(XRD)进一步证实CdTe量子点具有较窄的粒径分布和好的晶体结构.电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)分析表明量子点中重金属元素镉的含量随着荧光发射波长的增加而逐渐增大.     

巯基琥珀酸包被的CdTe量子点的制备及其在细胞标记中的应用

以巯基琥珀酸(MSA)作为稳定剂,在水溶液中合成稳定的CdTe纳米量子点,用紫外-可见荧光分光光度和荧光光谱方法研究了CdTe量子点的发光特性.并将其与鼠抗人AFP抗体连接制备水溶性CdTe-AFP复合物探针,对人肝癌细胞进行标记和成像.结果表明所制备的CdTe-AFP复合物探针对人肝癌细胞成像清晰,在生物医学领域具有重要的应用价值.     

荧光共振能量转移增敏法测定锌

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂合成了CdTe量子点,并利用其与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)组成了荧光共振能量转移体系,考察BSA(供体)和CdTe量子点(受体)之间的荧光共振能量转移的最佳条件,建立了荧光共振能量转移增敏法测定Zn2+的新方法.在pH 7.4的Tris-HCl缓冲溶液中,Zn2+能对能量转移体系中CdTe量子点增敏从而测定锌的含量.Zn2+浓度在0.49-4.88μg/mL浓度范围内与CdTe量子点荧光强度呈现良好线性关系(r=0.9996),检出限为0.13μg/mL,RSD为3.2％,平均回收率为99.5％(n=5).方法适用于果汁饮料中微量锌的测定.     

CdTe量子点作荧光探针检测微量铅的方法研究

研究了用表面修饰的CdTe量子点作荧光探针检测水相中的微量铅离子。以巯基丙酸为稳定剂,在水相中合成了CdTe量子点。基于Pb2+对CdTe量子点有显著的荧光猝灭作用,用CdTe量子点作荧光探针,建立了水相中微量Pb2+的定量检测方法。研究结果表明:在优化的实验条件下,当Pb2+浓度在1.0×10-8～1.0×10-6 mol.L-1范围内时,量子点的荧光猝灭强度(ΔF)与Pb2+的浓度之间有良好的线性关系,线性相关系数为0.997 2,计算此方法的检出限为9.3×10-10 mol.L-1,相对标准偏差为5.9%,回收率为86%～110%。同时研究了常见金属离子的干扰作用,结果表明所建立的方法具有很好的选择性。     

谷胱甘肽修饰的CdTe量子点荧光猝灭法测定化妆品中的铅

以谷胱甘肽(GSH)为稳定剂,在水溶液中制备稳定的CdTe纳米量子点.根据Pb(Ⅱ)对CdTe量子点的荧光具有较强的猝灭效应,建立一种简便灵敏的测定铅的新方法.考察了缓冲液体系、缓冲液pH、量子点的浓度和反应时间等对pb2+测定的影响.结果表明,在Tris缓冲液(pH8.8)中,CdTe量子点浓度0.0306mmol/L,反应时间5min,体系的相对荧光强度与pb2+浓度呈良好的线性关系,其线性范围为10-105μg/L,检出限0.27μg/L(3σ),加标回收率在97.6％-101.8％之间.此方法操作简便,快速,可用于化妆品中铅(Ⅱ)含量的测定.     

单质碘对水溶性CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭研究

合成了不同尺寸的、巯基丙酸和半胱氨酸修饰的水溶性CdTe量子点,并研究了I2与CdTe量子点的相互作用,实验发现I2能够明显猝灭CdTe量子点的荧光,且猝灭程度与量子点的修饰剂有关,没有表现出明显的尺寸依赖效应。     

HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点的制备与表征

采用一种简单的方法合成HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点。首先,以1-硫代甘油为稳定剂,在水相溶液中制备出HgTe核量子点;然后,采用外延生长法依次在HgTe核量子点表面包覆CdS和ZnS壳层,合成出最终具有稳定近红外发光的HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点。该合成方法仅需3个步骤,具有操作简单、成本低廉的优点。实验结果显示,当反应温度为90 ℃、反应溶液pH为11.0、反应加热回流时间为4 min时,HgTe/CdS/ZnS多壳层量子点具有最高荧光量子产率36%。     

巯基琥珀酸修饰的CdTe量子点荧光猝灭法测定果蔬中的微量铜

以巯基琥珀酸(MSA)为稳定剂,在水溶液中制备稳定的CdTe量子点.基于Cu2+在磷酸盐缓冲液中对该量子点的荧光具有较强的猝灭作用,建立一种简便灵敏的测定铜的新方法.考察了量子点的浓度,缓冲液pH、和反应时间等对Cu2+测定的影响.结果表明,CdTe量子点浓度为0.0306mmol/L,在0.2mmol/L的磷酸盐缓冲液(pH7.4)中,反应时间为5min,体系的相对荧光强度与Cu2+浓度呈良好的线性关系,其线性范围为1.28-38.4μg/L,检出限为0.023μg/L(3σ).方法操作简便,快速,可用于果蔬中Cu2+含量的测定.     

Microwave-Assisted Aqueous Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Coated CdTe/CdS Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Probe for Live Cell Imaging

This paper describes the development of a simplified and rapid method for the aqueous synthesis of quantum dots (QDs) with CdTe cores and gradient CdS external shells (CdTe/CdS QDs) aided by microwave irradiation. Several synthesis parameters, such as molar ratio of reagents, pH, reaction temperature, and reaction time, were studied in details. Under the optimized conditions, highly effective CdTe/CdS QDs could be synthesized in aqueous phase in only 15 min. In order to improve the biocompatibility of the CdTe/CdS QDs, these QDs were then interacted with carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) so as they could be used as fluorescent probes in the aqueous phase. With the incorporation of CMC, the stability of modified QDs was found to have improved significantly (from 4 months to more than 10 months at room temperature). The photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of the modified QDs could reach 75%, other parameters include a full width at half maximum of the emission (FWHM) spectrum as 40 ~ 60 nm, and an average size, estimated from electron microscopic images, as 3.5 nm. As fluorescent probes, these modified QDs were successfully used for imaging live Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, in which the preliminary results indicated that these modified QDs demonstrated good biocompatibility and showed promising applications for bio-labeling and imaging.     

New methodology for obtaining CdTe quantum dots by using ultrasound

Luminescent CdTe quantum dots (Qdots) have been produced at few minutes by using a new, simple and fast methodology in an aqueous medium by using ultrasound irradiation to accelerate the process of tellurium reduction. The structural and optical properties were characterized by TEM, XRD, absorption and fluorescence spectrocopy. The produced Qdots are in a strong quantum confinement regime and have only one fluorescence band. Moreover, the nanoparticles seem to be monodispersed, which is in accordance with the fluorescence results. We have developed a simple route for preparing monodispersed CdTe Qdots in an aqueous media. The use of ultrasound allows the morphology to be better controlled and the surfaces defects of Qdots to be reduced.     

Electrostatic assembles and optical properties of Au–CdTe QDs and Ag/Au–CdTe QDs

Au–CdTe and Ag/Au–CdTe assembles were firstly investigated through the static interaction between positively charged cysteamine-stabilized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) and negatively charged Au or core/shell Ag/Au nano-particles (NCs). The CdTe QDs synthesized in aqueous solution were capped with cysteamine which endowed them positive charges on the surface. Both Au and Ag/Au NCs were prepared through reducing precursors with gallic acid obtained from the hydrolysis of natural plant poly-phenols and favored negative charges on the surface of NCs. The fluorescence spectra of CdTe QDs exhibited strong quenching with the increase of added Au or Ag/Au NCs. Railey resonance scattering spectra of Au or Ag/Au NCs increased firstly and decreased latter with the concentration of CdTe QDs, accompanied with the solution color changing from red to purple and colorless at last. Experimental results on the effects of gallic acid, chloroauric acid tetrahydrate and other reagents demonstrated the static interaction occurred between QDs and NCs. This finding reveals the possibilities to design and control optical process and electromagnetic coupling in hybrid structures.     

Synthesis of AS1411-Aptamer-Conjugated CdTe Quantum Dots with High Fluorescence Strength for Probe Labeling Tumor Cells

In this paper, we report microwave-assisted, one-stage synthesis of high-quality functionalized water-soluble cadmium telluride (CdTe) quantum dots (QDs). By selecting sodium tellurite as the Te source, cadmium chloride as the Cd source, mercaptosuccinic acid (MSA) as the capping agent, and a borate-acetic acid buffer solution with a pH range of 5–8, CdTe nanocrystals with four colors (blue to orange) were conveniently prepared at 100 °C under microwave irradiation in less than one hour (reaction time: 10–60 min). The influence of parameters such as the pH, Cd:Te molar ratio, and reaction time on the emission range and quantum yield percentage (QY%) was investigated. The structures and compositions of the prepared CdTe QDs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, selective area electron diffraction, and X-ray powder diffraction experiments. The formation mechanism of the QDs is discussed in this paper. Furthermore, AS1141-aptamer-conjugated CdTe QDs in the U87MG glioblastoma cell line were assessed with a fluorescence microscope. The obtained results showed that the best conditions for obtaining a high QY of approximately 87 % are a pH of 6, a Cd:Te molar ratio of 5:1, and a 30-min reaction time at 100 °C under microwave irradiation. The results showed that AS1141-aptamer-conjugated CdTe QDs could enter tumor cells efficiently. It could be concluded that a facile high-fluorescence-strength QD conjugated with a DNA aptamer, AS1411, which can recognize the extracellular matrix protein nucleolin, can specifically target U87MG human glioblastoma cells. The qualified AS1411-aptamer-conjugated QDs prepared in this study showed excellent capabilities as nanoprobes for cancer targeting and molecular imaging.     

Photoluminescence of water-soluble CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles in complexes with cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes

The data on the influence of polyelectrolytes on the photon emission probability of water-soluble CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles are obtained. The decrease in the photoluminescence quantum yield of nanoparticles occurring upon their transfer to aqueous solutions from toluene (in the course of solubilization) depends on the ionic nature of an agent applied for the replacement of trioctylphosphine oxide residues on the surface of nanoparticles. It turns out that such a cationic modifying agent as cysteamine leads to an insignificant (～10%) decrease in the photoluminescence quantum yield of nanoparticles. The use of such an anionic agent as mercaptoacetic acid causes a significant (～80%) decrease in the quantum yield and the average decay time of photoluminescence. For nanoparticles modified by mercaptoacetic acid (anionic nanoparticles), this decrease is partially compensated if these particles interact with polyelectrolytes whose backbone is oppositely charged (cationic polyelectrolytes), such as polyallylamine and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride. In this case, the photoluminescence quantum yield shows a reverse increase by 40%, remaining the same within a matter of months or longer. In contrast to this, cationic nanoparticles, only slightly quenched by cysteamine at the stage of solubilization, are appreciably degraded in complexes with anionic polyelectrolytes in solutions and upon immobilization of complexes on a substrate, so that their photoluminescence quantum yield irreversible decreases to zero within a few days. Possible mechanisms of the effects observed are discussed and their consideration in polyelectrolyte-based molecular lithography.     

水溶性量子点荧光探针用于帕珠沙星的含量测定

文章采用荧光光谱和紫外光谱研究了CdTe量子点(CdTe QDs)与广谱抗菌药物帕珠沙星的相互作用。结果表明,随着帕珠沙星浓度的增加,CdTe QDs荧光强度有规律的降低,但通过透射电镜图对QDs及加入帕珠沙星后的QDs进行比较,发现QDs仍然均一单分散,表明反应的作用机理可能是帕珠沙星促使QDs表面键合的有机分子发生变化,在Cd空位表现出的表面缺损上形成了碲氧复合物,致使荧光猝灭。因此该反应可作为一种新颖的快速检测帕珠沙星含量的方法。在一定条件下,帕珠沙星溶液的浓度与量子点荧光强度成线性关系,线性范围为10.0～850 μg·mL-1,相关系数r为0.995 4,检测限(S/N=3)为3.254×10-3 μg·mL-1。药物对量子点的猝灭常数为2.188×104 L·mol-1。应用到冻干粉针剂和氯化钠注射液中帕珠沙星的含量测定,所得结果与标示量一致。该方法较常用检测方法具有简便、快捷、灵敏、线性范围宽的优点,并有望进一步开展发药物体内显像及作用机理的研究。     

Sonoelectrochemical synthesis of water-soluble CdTe quantum dots

A facile and fast one-pot method has been developed for the synthesis of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) in aqueous phase by a sonoelectrochemical route without the protection of N₂. The morphology, structure and composition of the as-prepared products were investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). The influences of current intensity, current pulse width, and reaction temperature on the photoluminescence (PL) and quantum yield (QY) of the products were studied. The experimental results showed that the water-soluble CdTe QDs with high PL qualities can be conveniently synthesized without precursor preparation and N₂ protection, and the PL emission wavelength and QY can be effectively controlled by adjusting some parameters. This method can be expected to prepare other QDs as promising building blocks in solar cell, photocatalysis and sensors.     

A feasible method of improving the quantum yield of CdTe/CdS quantum dots by the first heating–cooling cycle and their application in cancer cell recognition

In this article, water-soluble CdTe/CdS quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous solution with captosuccinic acid as stabilizer. The absorption and fluorescence spectra showed that the as-prepared QDs had good optical properties. It was observed that the quantum yield (QY) of QDs was greatly increased after a heating–cooling cycle (from 22 to 41%). Then, the QDs were used to prepare fluorescent probes. The experiment results showed that the transferrin (Tf) could conjugate to QDs effectively and the HepG2 cells could be recognized successfully. This study is of great significance for the preparation of high-quality QDs and their applications in life science.     

Highly luminescent silica-coated ZnO nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous medium

Highly luminescent silica-coated ZnO nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous medium were synthesized using the sol-gel process. The samples prepared at various temperatures exhibited an emission peak at around 480 nm (blue color) and a quantum efficiency of 60% at maximum by the quantum confinement effect of ZnO nanoparticles, with diameters ranging from 3.1 to 3.5 nm, under ultraviolet excitation. No degradation of the quantum efficiencies and no peak shifting in the emission spectra were observed for 7 days following the preparation, which indicated no growth of ZnO nanoparticles in the aqueous medium.     

The role of potassium tellurite as tellurium source in mercaptoacetic acid-capped CdTe nanoparticles

Water-soluble CdTe nanoparticles were synthesized in aqueous solution with the assistance of mercaptoacetic acid (MAA) molecules by wet chemical route and microwave-assisted method. A series of cadmium telluride (CdTe) nanoparticles capped with a bifunctional molecule, which contains both thiols and carboxylic acid groups were prepared using different pH values and using potassium tellurite as tellurium source. Thiol-capped nanocrystals of CdTe can be isolated as powders using 2-propanol. The synthesized thiol-capped CdTe were characterized with EDAX, TEM, Raman, FT–IR, UV–Visible absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) for the particle size determination and to understand their optical properties. The particles crystallize predominantly in cubic phase with narrow photoluminescence emission. Potassium tellurite as source of tellurium improves the photoluminescence efficiency and also avoids the cumbersome processes associated with H₂Te or NaHTe sources.