Computer Simulation of Electronic Excitation Transport in Close-Packed Ensembles of Cadmium Selenide Colloidal Quantum Dots

High Energy Chemistry - A large-scale computer simulation of the process of electronic excitation transport in close-packed nanoclusters of cadmium selenide colloidal quantum dots of various...     

Modeling of Colloidal Crystallization of Cadmium Selenide

Colloid Journal - This article is devoted to the Monte Carlo simulation of the colloidal crystallization kinetics of cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanoparticles (NPs), i.e., the growth of nanoparticles...     

以油胺-硒化氢复合物为前体的脂溶性量子点的制备

报道了一种以油胺-硒化氢复合物为前体的脂溶性CdSe量子点的制备方法. 将新制备的H2Se气体通入到油胺中, 得到油胺-硒化氢复合物, 以此复合物作为前体, 采用溶剂热合成法制备了CdSe量子点, 并采用荧光光谱、电镜以及X射线衍射对其进行了表征. 结果表明, CdSe量子点为立方晶型, 荧光半峰宽较窄(25~40 nm), 荧光量子产率可达23%, 并且荧光发射光谱从480到610 nm连续可调. 该方法无须使用三烷基膦, 是一种价廉环保的量子点制备方法.     

高质量CdTe量子点的水相快速合成

系统考察了水相合成CdTe量子点的主要影响因素, 通过改变无水乙醇-水体系的体积, 提高NaHTe的合成质量, 并调整反应温度, 改变反应的初始pH值, 在水相中快速合成了量子产率高、粒径分布范围窄的CdTe量子点, 实现了对量子点发光性质的调控, 在最佳条件(无水乙醇3 mL, 水1 mL, 反应初始pH 8.0, 反应温度40 ℃)下, 最高量子产率达68%. 量子点胶体溶液在回流过程中有时产生白色沉淀, 放置7 d后, 未过滤白色沉淀的量子点比过滤后的量子点荧光强度提高15%, 白色沉淀还有减小粒径分布的作用.     

Photoluminescence Stability of Colloidal CdTe Quantum Dots in Various Buffer Solutions

Mercaptoacetic acid-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) are potential luminescent markers for biological analysis. The photoluminescence (PL) stability of the QDs in buffer solutions determines their practicability as markers in electrophoresis. The stability of the QDs was thus investigated in electrophoresis buffers including tris–borate–ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (TBE) and tris–acetate–ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (TAE). The QDs were completely unstable in high-concentrated buffers (≥0.1×). In the case of low concentrations (≤0.07× for TAE, ≤0.035× for TBE), the PL intensity of the QDs in two kinds of buffers decreased with increasing buffer concentrations. A red-shifted PL peak wavelength and PL intensity fluctuation were observed after dispersing the QDs in diluted TAE buffer solutions with concentrations of ≤0.07× for long time. According to the Stern–Volmer plots of PL degradation, the factors leading to the degradation were complicated, which was attributed to the actions of the components including tris, borate or acetic acid, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid as well as their mutual effects.     

Synthesis of Water-Soluble Silver Selenide Quantum Dots Luminescing within the Transparency Window of Biological Tissues

Water-soluble aggregation-resistance nanocomposites based on silver selenide quantum dots with an average particle size of 11.4–12.7 nm and the natural polysaccharide galactomannan were synthesized for the first time using a simple environmentally benign method for the generation of highly reactive selenide ions acting as selenating agent. The obtained nanocomposites showed luminescence in the transparency range of biological tissues (λ ~705 nm) and were characterized in detail by X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and absorption and luminescence spectroscopy.     

Effect of Chemical Charging/Discharging on Plasmonic Behavior of Silver Metal Nanoparticles Prepared using Citrate‐Stabilized Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots

The thermodynamics and kinetics of the chemical and electrochemical charging of a catalyst surface are very important to understand its applicability as a catalyst material, particularly in redox catalysis. Through the present study, we hereby communicate the results obtained from our detailed investigations related to the effect of chemical charging on the plasmonic behavior of silver metal nanoparticles (Ag MNPs) as redox catalysts. Two different batches of Ag MNPs were prepared through thermally assisted chemical reduction of silver ions. The difference in these batches was the use or not of citrate‐capped cadmium selenide quantum dots (Q‐CdSe) for the reduction of solution‐phase silver ions to their colloidal plasmonic phase. The charge on the surfaces of the Ag MNPs was varied by the chemical electron injection method by using BH₄^? ions from a NaBH₄ solution. The processes of charging and discharging were monitored by using UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. The impact of the concentration of the reductant on the charging and discharging processes was also investigated. The Ag MNPs were also tested for their voltammetric response, wherein it was observed that it was more difficult to oxidize the Ag MNPs prepared with Q‐CdSe seeds than to oxidize Ag MNPs prepared without Q‐CdSe particles. Our results demonstrate that Q‐CdSe seeds not only enhance the redox catalytic activity of Ag MNPs but also provide stability towards polarization of their plasmonic behavior.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Copper-Doped Zinc Selenide Quantum Dots as Fluorescence Probes for Sparfloxacin

Copper-doped zinc selenide quantum dots modified with mercaptopropionic acid were prepared. The fluorescence quenching of the quantum dots was directly proportional to sparfloxacin concentration. A novel method was established to determine sparfloxacin using the copper-doped zinc selenide quantum dots as fluorescent probes. The interaction between the quantum dots and sparfloxacin was investigated by fluorescence and absorption spectroscopies. A linear relationship was obtained between the quenched fluorescence and sparfloxacin concentration from 1 × 10^?6 to 1.8 × 10^?5 moles per liter in KH₂PO₄-Na₂HPO₄ buffer at pH 7.5 using copper-doped zinc selenide quantum dots at 2.9 × 10^?6 moles per liter. The limit of detection for sparfloxacin was 2.4 × 10^?9 moles per liter. The method was used for the determination of sparfloxacin in tablets and water with satisfactory results.     

Colloidal CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: Luminescence beyond Traditional Quantum Dots

Traditional CdSe‐based colloidal quantum dots (cQDs) have interesting photoluminescence (PL) properties. Herein we highlight the advantages in both ensemble and single‐nanocrystal PL of colloidal CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals (NCs) over the traditional cQDs. An ensemble of colloidal CsPbBr₃ NCs (11 nm) exhibits ca. 90 % PL quantum yield with narrow (FWHM=86 meV) spectral width. Interestingly, the spectral width of a single‐NC and an ensemble are almost identical, ruling out the problem of size‐distribution in PL broadening. Eliminating this problem leads to a negligible influence of self‐absorption and Förster resonance energy transfer, along with batch‐to‐batch reproducibility of NCs exhibiting PL peaks within ±1 nm. Also, PL peak positions do not alter with measurement temperature in the range of 25 to 100 °C. Importantly, CsPbBr₃ NCs exhibit suppressed PL blinking with ca. 90 % of the individual NCs remain mostly emissive (on‐time >85 %), without much influence of excitation power.     

核壳纳米晶二硒化镉/硫化镉的合成及荧光法测定溶菌酶

以3-巯基丙酸为修饰剂,水相合成了具有发光效率高,光稳定性强等优良特性的CdSe2／CdS核壳纳米晶,粒径约为4nm,并将其成功用于溶菌酶的测定。在pH7．4的Na2HPO4-NaH2PO4缓冲溶液中,以365nm激发,体系在642nm处的荧光强度与溶菌酶的浓度呈线性关系,线性响应范围为0．5～8．0mg／L和8.0～32mg／L;线性方程分别为△F=0．97 2．21C(mg/L)和△F=12．20 0．70C(mg／L);检出限为0．20mg／L。将该方法应用于样品的测定,结果令人满意。     

Non‐Blinking Semiconductor Colloidal Quantum Dots for Biology,Optoelectronics and Quantum Optics

Twinkle, twinkle: The blinking of semiconductor colloidal nanocrystals is the main inconvenience of these bright nanoemitters. There are various approaches for obtaining non‐blinking nanocrystals, one of which is to grow a thick coat of CdS on the CdSe core (see picture). Applications of this method in the fields of optoelectronic devices, biologic labelling and quantum information processing are discussed.

     

Excited State Relaxation and Stabilization of Hydrogen Terminated Silicon Quantum Dots

Silicon is the leading semiconductor material in microelectronic industry. Owing to the large surface to volume ratio, low-dimensional Si nanostructures, for instance, silicon quantum dots exhibit diverse electronic and optical properties. Passivating the surface of Si nanostructures by a suitable species is thereby required to stabilize and engineer the dot properties in different environment. Recent theoretical advances in the investigation of the excited state properties of silicon quantum dots (QDs) are reviewed in this article. The theoretical calculations reveal that the excited state relaxation is prevalent in hydrogenated silicon nanoparticles. Stokes shift due to structure relaxation in the excited state varies with the particle size. It is therefore desirable to minimize Stokes shift for the purpose of maximizing its quantum yield or efficiency in photoluminescence applications. Consequently, surface functionalization by a suitable species turns out to be the most effective avenue. Determination of proper passivating agent is of outmost importance to satisfy the practical necessity. All these intermingled factors are briefly addressed in this article.     

Study of Photoelectrophysical Characteristics of IR Photodetector Based on HgTe Colloidal Quantum Dots

High Energy Chemistry - The integral current responsivity and detectivity of laboratory samples of IR photodetectors based on HgTe colloidal quantum dots were measured as functions of the thickness...     

SCN掺杂提高CsPbI3胶体量子点的稳定性和光探测性能

无机卤化物钙钛矿CsPbI₃胶体量子点因其优越的光电性能在光伏和发光器件领域中表现出极大的发展前景。然而,CsPbI₃较差的稳定性阻碍了实际应用。为此,我们采用SCN?离子掺杂CsPbI₃(SCN-CsPbI₃)量子点用于提高量子点的光学性能和稳定性。研究表明,SCN?离子掺杂不仅减少了量子点缺陷、改善了光学性能,还提高了Pb-X键能、量子点结晶质量以及钙钛矿结构稳定性。结果表明,SCN-CsPbI₃量子点的荧光量子产率(PLQY)超过90%,远高于未掺杂原始样品(PLQY为68%)。高的荧光量子产率表明量子点具有较低的缺陷态密度,这归咎于缺陷的减少。空间限制电荷和时间分辨荧光光谱等研究也证实SCN?离子掺杂减少了量子点的缺陷。此外,SCN-CsPbI₃量子点展现出很好的抗水性能,其荧光强度在水中浸泡4 h后依然保持85%的初始值。而未掺杂原始样品的荧光性能很快消失,这是因为水诱导其相变。基于SCN-CsPbI₃量子点的光电探测器表现出宽波域响应(400–700 nm),高的响应率(90 mA·W^?1)和超过1011 Jones的探测度,远高于未掺杂原始量子点探测器的性能(响应率为60 mA·W^?1和探测度为1010 Jones)。     

氨基酸对CdTe量子点荧光性质的影响

以巯基乙酸为稳定剂, 制备了水溶性碲化镉(CdTe)量子点(QDs), 分别考察了pH值和几种氨基酸对CdTe-QDs紫外吸收和荧光的影响. 结果表明, 在不同pH值下, 丙氨酸、丝氨酸、半胱氨酸对CdTe-QDs的荧光有不同的影响, 丙氨酸、丝氨酸使CdTe-QDs荧光发生猝灭现象, 而半胱氨酸在碱性范围内则使CdTe-QDs的荧光明显增强, 说明氨基酸对量子点存在不同的作用机制.     

碲化镉量子点用于基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱分析全氟化合物

考察了CdTe量子点作为新型无机基质,应用于基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)法分析全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS),全氟癸烷磺酸(PFDS),全氟己烷磺酸(PFHxS)和全氟庚烷磺酸(PFHpS)4种全氟化合物(PFCs)的效果;同时与传统有机基质α-氰基-4-羟基桂皮酸(CHCA)、1,8-双二甲氨基萘(DMAN)进行比较.实验中,分别将目标分析物与基质溶液滴于样品板上并混合均匀,待自然蒸干溶剂后形成结晶状,采用337 nm波长紫外激光辐照激发,在负离子模式条件下MALDI-TOF-MS分析检测.此外,简要探讨了CdTe量子点颗粒激光辅助解吸离子化的机理.结果表明,CdTe量子点颗粒,具有较强紫外吸收,可直接作为无机基质用于以上4种全氟化合物的MALDI-TOF-MS分析,并且具有提高待测物质谱峰强度等特点.