核-壳结构CdSe/ZnS量子点的制备、硫醇修饰及其光学性能

采用高温有机相包覆技术制备了CdSe/ZnS核壳结构量子点材料,考察了包覆量对量子点材料的光学性能的影响,研究了含脂肪链和芳香基的双硫醇分子1,4-苯二甲硫醇和1,8-辛二硫醇对于具有核-壳结构的CdSe/ZnS量子点材料的修饰作用,考察了修饰作用对于量子点的量子效率和荧光强度等光学性能的影响.实验结果表明:随着硫化锌包覆量的增加,量子点的量子效率及其荧光发射强度明显提高;硫醇的修饰能显著增强量子点的发光强度,随着硫醇浓度的增加,其发光性能增强,但是达到一定程度后,光学性能基本不随硫醇浓度的变化而变化.根据固体核磁共振等实验结果推测:硫醇分子可能部分替代了量子点体系中的正三辛基氧膦配体,稳定了量子点体系,对量子点起修饰保护作用,从而提高了量子点的光学性能.     

CdTe量子点修布电极的阳极电致化学发光

制备了CdTe量子点/Nafion修饰玻碳电极(CdTe QDs/Nafion/GCE),并研究了该修饰电极在中性磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中的电致化学发光(ECL)行为.结果表明,三丙胺(TPA)作为共反应剂存在时,QDs/Nafion/GCE在中性PBS中可以产生强的阳极电化学发光信号.考察了量子点的用量、Nafion的用量、pH、电解质等条件对ECL的影响.抗坏血酸对QDs/Nafion/GCE的ECL具有抑制作用,且抑制程度与抗坏血酸浓度呈线性关系,为利用电致化学发光法检测抗坏血酸提供了新方法.     

CdTe量子点修饰电极的阳极电致化学发光

制备了CdTe量子点/Nafion修饰玻碳电极(CdTe QDs/Nafion/GCE),并研究了该修饰电极在中性磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中的电致化学发光(ECL)行为。结果表明,三丙胺(TPA)作为共反应剂存在时,QDs/Nafion/GCE在中性PBS中可以产生强的阳极电化学发光信号。考察了量子点的用量、Nafion的用量、pH、电解质等条件对ECL的影响。抗坏血酸对QDs/Nafion/GCE的ECL具有抑制作用,且抑制程度与抗坏血酸浓度呈线性关系,为利用电致化学发光法检测抗坏血酸提供了新方法。     

量子点在电化学生物传感研究中的应用*

量子点( Quantum dots,QDs )由于具有独特的光学、电化学和电致化学发光特性已受到广泛地重视,而利用量子点构建电化学生物传感器则是量子点最有前途的应用领域之一。量子点具有的高比表面积、高表面活性及小尺寸等特性使它对外界的光、电、温度等十分地敏感,外界环境的微小改变就会迅速引起其表面或界面粒子价态和电子转移行为的显著变化,基于生物大分子引起的QDs表面电化学行为变化而构建的电化学生物传感器,其特点是响应灵敏高、速度快且选择性优良。本文对量子点的光学、电化学和电致化学发光特性作了简单介绍,并重点回顾了其在电致化学发光、免疫分析、DNA杂交、蛋白质检测、农药检测和糖类检测电化学生物传感研究中的应用。同时,对量子点在电化学生物传感研究中的应用前景及研究方向进行了评述和展望。     

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当前用于电致化学发光传感器的量子点探针主要集中在可见光区,这样导致的高背景可能会干扰生物样品的检测分析。随着生物分析应用的需要,近红外量子点(NIR QDs)电致化学发光研究越来越受到关注。     

基于血红蛋白/硒化镉量子点多层膜的H2O2生物传感器

合成了水溶性硒化镉(CdSe)量子点,利用组装技术和静电吸附作用,将带正电荷的血红蛋白(Hb)和带负电荷的CdSe量子点层层组装到壳聚糖(chit)修饰的玻碳电极(GCE)表面,构建基于{Hb/CdSe}n多层膜的无电子媒介体的电流型生物传感器({Hb/CdSe}3/chit/GCE).运用紫外-可见吸收光谱、电致化学发光、交流阻抗和循环伏安技术来表征修饰膜,并研究传感器的作用机理、性能及分析应用.结果表明:与量子点薄膜法及量子点/血红蛋白复合物法等固载血红蛋白的其他方法相比,层层组装法能显著提高血红蛋白的固定量,保持血红蛋白的生物活性,增强传感器的灵敏度和稳定性.传感器检测H2O2的线性范围为4.0×10-8～4.8×10-6 mol·L-1(r=0.999 1),检测限为2.0×10-8mol·L-l.多层膜的电致化学发光研究,表明修饰电极有望用于电致化学发光传感器的制备.     

磁性量子点电致化学发光法测定李氏禾提取液中的过氧化氢

利用巯基乙酸水热法合成出表面修饰—COOH的CdTe量子点,并将CdTe量子点(QDs)连接在Fe3O4纳米粒子表面,制备出CdTe/Fe3O4磁性量子点。通过磁力将磁性量子点修饰于石墨电极表面。在pH7.5的PBS缓冲溶液中,H2O2可使CdTe量子点产生电致化学发光,H2O2浓度在4～100μmol/L范围内与CdTe量子点的电致化学发光强度呈良好的线性关系,检出限为0.24μmol/L。据此建立了测定样品中过氧化氢含量的电致化学发光分析法,并成功地应用于李氏禾草汁原液中过氧化氢含量的测定。该研究借助纳米Fe3O4的磁力特征,使敏感膜易于形成和更新分离,简化了实验操作,同时起到增强发光强度的作用。     

基于量子点的电致化学发光免疫传感器研究进展

电致化学发光集成了发光和电化学分析的优点,在生物传感分析方面具有广泛的应用前景.量子点因其独特的性质成为电致化学发光的三大发光体系之一.本文综述了近年来基于量子点的电致化学发光免疫传感器的种类及其信号放大技术,并就相关研究发展方向和趋势作了初步展望.     

南京大学鞠熀先研究组近期的研究成果介绍

量子点的电致化学发光(ECL)技术集成了发光分析的高灵敏度和电化学分析的电位可控性的优点,已成为分析化学工作者十分感兴趣的研究领域之一。最近,南京大学生命分析化学教育部重点实验室鞠熀先研究组对量子点的阴极和阳极ECL性质进行了深入地研究,探讨了发光机理,并成功地将其应用于生物分析和实际样品的检测。图1裸电极和QDs膜修饰石墨充蜡电极在氧气饱和的磷酸缓冲溶液(pH7.0)中的循环伏安(a,b)和ECL(c,d)曲线该研究组于2004年提出第一支量子点水相电致化学发光传感器,并用于H2O2检测(Anal.Chem.2004,76:6871~6876)。通过构建仿生…     

3-巯基丙酸修饰的CdSe/ZnS量子点的合成及测定牛血清白蛋白的研究

以3-巯基丙酸作为修饰剂,在水溶液中合成了稳定的CdSe/ZnS量子点(QDs),透射电镜观察所合成量子点的形貌近似球形,粒径约为25 nm.吸收光谱与荧光光谱的研究表明,CdSe QDs在410 nm处有最大吸收峰,而CdSe/ZnS QDs的最大吸收峰在470 nm处,CdSe/ZnS QDs的荧光强度是CdSe QDs的11倍.考察了缓冲溶液的体积、pH值、反应温度、反应时间对体系荧光的影响.在最佳实验条件下,体系的荧光强度与BSA的浓度呈线性关系,线性响应范围为0.746×10-7～4.48×10-7 mol/L,检出限为3.846×10-10 mol/L.并且CdSe/ZnS QDs荧光强度基本保持稳定,可达两个多月.该方法应用于合成样品的测定,结果满意.     

Subsecond luminescence intensity fluctuations of single CdSe quantum dots

Photoluminescence (PL) intermittency characteristics are examined for single quantum dots (QDs) in a CdSe QD sample synthesized at a slow rate at 75 degrees C. Although the PL quantum efficiency was relatively low ( approximately 0.25), we noticed that the PL intensity of single CdSe QDs fluctuated on a subsecond time scale with short-lived "on" and "off" states. The subsecond PL intensity fluctuations of CdSe QDs are different from "on" and "off" PL blinking generally observed for QDs fluctuating on a millisecond to minute time scale. We characterized single QDs by identifying polarized excitations, topographic imaging using atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). From analysis of the PL intensity trajectories from >100 single CdSe QDs, the average intermittency time was 213 ms. From the PL quantum efficiency, slow growth of QDs, intensity trajectory analyses, and previous reports relating surface trap states and PL properties of QDs, we attribute the subsecond PL intensity fluctuations of single CdSe QDs and short-lived "on" and "off" states to a high-density distribution of homogeneous surface trap states.     

第二近红外窗口荧光Ag2Te量子点的合成

以巯基辛烷为表面配体, 通过调控Ag前体和Te前体的比例, 制备了第二近红外窗口荧光Ag₂Te量子点. 采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 X射线衍射光谱(XRD)、 X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、 紫外-可见-近红外吸收光谱和荧光光谱等对产物进行了表征. 结果表明, 制得了粒径均一、 分散性好的油溶性Ag₂Te量子点, 其最大荧光发射波长位于1320 nm, 荧光量子产率高达4.2%.     

Tunable electrochemiluminescence of CdSe@ZnSe quantum dots by adjusting ZnSe shell thickness

CdSe quantum dots as cores capped with ZnSe shell (CdSe@ZnSe QDs) via a facile and eco-friendly strategy have been synthesized in aqueous solution for the first time. The electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of CdSe@ZnSe QDs was greatly enhanced compared to that of CdSe QDs. In particular, the ECL properties of the resulting CdSe@ZnSe QDs were found to be controllable by adjusting the thickness of ZnSe shells. Benefiting from the enhanced ECL intensity, the sensor based on CdSe@ZnSe QDs could accurately quantify dopamine from 10.0 nM to 3.0 μM with a detection limit of 3.6 nM.     

Studies of optical and structural properties of CdSe/polymer nanocomposites: evidence of charge transfer and photostability

In this work, the role of conducting [poly (p-phenylinevinylene) (PPV)] and nonconducting (polystyrene) polymers on the properties of their respective composites with CdSe quantum dots of varied sizes has been investigated. The emission and structural properties of polymer–CdSe composites are found to be dependent on the crystallite size and morphology of CdSe nanocrystallites. Smaller CdSe quantum dots (size, ∼5 nm) ensures efficient charge transfer process across polymer–CdSe interface as evident by almost complete quenching of photoluminescence (PL) emission as compared to larger CdSe quantum dots (size, ∼7 nm). Presence of residual trioctylphosphine (TOP)/ tri-n-octylphosphine-oxide (TOPO) species and agglomeration of particles act as a hindrance for quenching of emission and hence charge transfer for larger CdSe nanocrystallites. Emission studies indicated an increased conjugation length for PPV polymers in different solvents (toluene, pyridine) and in solid state. Nonconducting polymer polystyrene shows charge transfer across polymer–CdSe interface as well. However, polystyrene polymer has a shorter chain length, which ensures maximum coverage on the surface of CdSe nanocrystallites and provides better photostability to CdSe QDs within the polymer matrix as compared to that for PPV–CdSe nanocomposites.     

Temperature-sensitive photoluminescence of CdSe quantum dot clusters

The formation of narrow size dispersed and nanometer size aggregates (clusters) of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) and their temperature-sensitive photoluminescence (PL) spectral properties close to room temperature (298 K) are discussed. CdSe QDs formed stable clusters with an average diameter of approximately 27 nm in the absence of coordinating solvents. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging, we identified the association of individual QDs with 2-5 nm diameters into clusters of uniform size. A suspension of these clusters in different solvents exhibited reversible PL intensity changes and PL spectral shifts which were correlated with temperature. Although the PL intensity of CdSe QDs encapsulated in host matrixes and the solid state showed a response to temperature under cryogenic conditions, the current work identified for the first time QD clusters showing temperature-sensitive PL intensity variations and spectral shifts at moderate temperatures above room temperature. Temperature-sensitive reversible PL changes of clusters are discussed with respect to reversible thermal trapping of electrons at inter-QD interfaces and dipole-dipole interactions in clusters. Reversible luminescence intensity variations and spectral shifts of QD clusters show the potential for developing sensors based on QD nanoscale assemblies.     

Surface chemistry studies of (CdSe)ZnS quantum dots at the air-water interface

Trioctylphosphine oxide- (TOPO-) capped (CdSe)ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were prepared through a stepwise synthesis. The surface chemistry behavior of the QDs at the air-water interface was carefully examined by various physical measurements. The surface pressure-area isotherm of the Langmuir film of the QDs gave an average diameter of 4.4 nm, which matched very well with the value determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements if the thickness of the TOPO cap was counted. The stability of the Langmuir film of the QDs was tested by two different methods, compression/decompression cycling and kinetic measurements, both of which indicated that TOPO-capped (CdSe)ZnS QDs can form stable Langmuir films at the air-water interface. Epifluorescence microscopy revealed the two-dimensional aggregation of the QDs in Langmuir films during the early stage of the compression process. However, at high surface pressures, the Langmuir film of QDs was more homogeneous and was capable of being deposited on a hydrophobic quartz slide by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film technique. Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy was utilized to characterize the LB films. The PL intensity of the LB film of QDs at the first emission maximum was found to increase linearly with increasing number of layers deposited onto the hydrophobic quartz slide, which implied a homogeneous deposition of the Langmuir film of QDs at surface pressures greater than 20 mN.m(-1).     

Determination of nitrite based on its quenching effect on anodic electrochemiluminescence of CdSe quantum dots

A novel method for electrochemiluminescent (ECL) detection of nitrite was proposed based on its quenching effect on anodic ECL emission of CdSe quantum dots (QDs). The ECL emission could be greatly enhanced by sulfite and dissolved oxygen in a neutral system and occurred at a relatively low potential in comparison with traditional anodic ECL emitter, leading to high sensitivity and good selectivity. The quenching mechanism followed an “electrochemical oxidation inhibition” process, which was completely different from those of some analytes on the ECL emission of QDs. The coincidence of photoluminescence and ECL spectra of the QDs indicated that the ECL emission resulted from the redox process of QDs core and the sulfite acted as a coreactant. The nitrite quenched ECL emission could be analyzed according to the treatment of Stern-Volmer equation with a linear range from 1 μM to 0.5 mM for detection of nitrite. This work presented a new efficient ECL methodology for quencher-related detection.     

高质量CdSe量子点的水相制备与表征

以巯基丁二酸为稳定剂, 亚硒酸钠为硒源, 制备了高质量水溶性CdSe量子点. 研究了反应时间、 镉与硒的摩尔比及镉与巯基丁二酸的摩尔比等实验条件对CdSe量子点光谱性能的影响. 分别用紫外-可见光谱、 荧光光谱、 X射线粉末衍射和透射电子显微镜等对量子点进行表征. 结果表明, 采用这种方法制得的CdSe量子点为立方晶型, 量子点的荧光发射峰在518～562 nm范围内连续可调, 并且发射峰的半峰宽始终保持在35 nm左右, 荧光量子产率可达21%.     

Dopamine detection based on its quenching effect on the anodic electrochemiluminescence of CdSe quantum dots

Anodic electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) in a neutral system was for the first time observed at a relatively low potential by using sulfite as a co-reactant to produce the ECL emission at an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode, which could be used for the sensitive detection of ECL quenchers using dopamine (DA) as a model molecule.     

Optical properties of CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots dispersed in solvents of different polarity

Original organic capping TOPO/TOP groups of CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), from mother solution were replaced with 2_mercaptoethanol, which was chosen as model compound, in order to achieve water solubility. Obtained water dispersions of CdSe and CdSe/ZnS QDs were characterized by UV/VIS absorption and luminescence techniques. Luminescence measurements revealed that bare cores are very sensitive to surface capping, transfer into water diminished emission intensity. Core/shell, CdSe/ZnS, QDs are much more resistant to changes of the capping and solvent, and significant part of emission intensity was preserved in water. The article is published in the original.