量子点的聚合物表面修饰及其应用

量子点作为新型纳米发光材料备受关注,但由于光学稳定性和生物相容性的问题而在实际应用上受限。聚合物对量子点的修饰能够提供量子点合成的有效支撑基质,而且还可以改善量子点的稳定性和单分散性,进而可以拓展量子点应用于化学、物理以及生物学领域。基于聚合物修饰量子点的优势,本文简述了聚合物表面修饰量子点的方法、合成路线、步骤、特点以及发展现状。其中,双亲分子涂敷的量子点可以改善量子点的水溶性;多基配体包裹的量子点更具有稳定性和功能性;末端功能化聚合物表面修饰的量子点则可以合成更为先进功能的材料;胶封树枝状定域量子点具有单分散和优越发光特性。同时,还综述了各种表面修饰方法的最新研究进展,存在问题以及应用发展趋势。     

双官能Fe3O4/CdSe/CdS荧光磁性复合物的制备和表征

采用化学共沉淀法, 以FeCl₂•4H₂O和FeC1₃•6H₂O为原料制备磁性Fe₃O₄纳米颗粒(MNPs), 采用氨基酸对其进行修饰使其表面连上氨基. 用巯基乙酸作为稳定剂合成了水溶性的CdSe/CdS量子点, 并利用偶联剂1-乙基-3-(3-二氨丙基)碳二亚胺盐酸盐(EDC)和N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺(NHS)连接氨基修饰的Fe₃O₄和带有羧基的CdSe/CdS, 成功制备了Fe₃O₄/CdSe/CdS荧光磁性纳米颗粒. 该荧光磁性纳米复合物保留了CdSe/CdS量子点优异的荧光特性, 平均粒径在40 nm左右; 磁化曲线表明此纳米复合物具有超顺磁性. 这种双官能复合纳米颗粒有望成为新型荧光磁性双标记复合微粒而广泛应用于免疫检测、荧光追踪、磁性分离等领域.     

Excitonic Chemiluminescence in Si and CdSe Nanocrystals Induced by their Interaction with Ozone

The results of a systematic study of spectral and kinetic patterns of ozone‐adsorption‐induced luminescence (AL) in nanostructured Si and, for the first time, in colloidal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) are reported and compared with photoluminescence (PL) of the same structures. The common excitonic nature of light emission under ozone chemisorption and photoexcitation is confirmed by excellent coincidence of AL and PL emission bands. This coincidence is maintained during correlated quenching of AL and PL emission caused by nonradiative defects generated under ozone adsorption. A possible mechanism for energy conversion is proposed in the framework of an exothermic oxidation reaction of core materials caused by ozone. The significant role of the quantum confinement effect differentiates the observed phenomenon from well‐known chemiluminescence in molecular systems. This research establishes a physicochemical basis for the development of a gas sensor with high selectivity to ozone. Also, our findings may be useful for testing core–shell colloidal QDs with ozone.     

表面配体调控的CH3NH3PbBr3纳米片的聚集自组装

采用热注入的方法合成了CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片,荧光光谱分析发现稀释一定的倍数会使荧光光谱由451 nm红移到531nm。TEM及XRD分析表明,发光红移是由CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片聚集自组装导致的颗粒变大引起的。进一步的对比实验表明,油胺在纳米片聚集自组装的过程中起到了至关重要的作用,由此结合XRD和TEM表征,阐述了CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片聚集自组装的机理。     

Role of the Polymer Matrix on the Photoluminescence of Embedded CdSe Quantum Dots

The photoluminescence (PL) of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) that form stable nanocomposites with polymer liquid crystals (LCs) as smectic C hydrogen‐bonded homopolymers from a family of poly[4‐(n‐acryloyloxyalkyloxy)benzoic acids] is reported. The matrix that results from the combination of these units with methoxyphenyl benzoate and cholesterol‐containing units has a cholesteric structure. The exciton PL band of QDs in the smectic matrix is redshifted with respect to QDs in solution, whereas a blueshift is observed with the cholesteric matrix. The PL lifetimes and quantum yield in cholesteric nanocomposites are higher than those in smectic ones. This is interpreted in terms of a higher order of the smectic matrix in comparison to the cholesteric one. CdSe QDs in the ordered smectic matrix demonstrate a splitting of the exciton PL band and an enhancement of the photoinduced differential transmission. These results reveal the effects of the structure of polymer LC matrices on the optical properties of embedded QDs, which offer new possibilities for photonic applications of QD–LC polymer nanocomposites.     

Continuous and Segmented Semiconducting Fiber‐like Nanostructures with Spatially Selective Functionalization by Living Crystallization‐Driven Self‐Assembly

Fiber‐like π‐conjugated nanostructures are important components of flexible organic electronic and optoelectronic devices. To broaden the range of potential applications, one needs to control not only the length of these nanostructures, but the introduction of diverse functionality with spatially selective control. Here we report the synthesis of a crystalline‐coil block copolymer of oligo(p‐phenylenevinylene)‐b‐poly(2‐vinylpyridine) (OPV₅‐b‐P2VP₄₄), in which the basicity and coordinating/chelating ability of the P2VP segment provide a landscape for the incorporation of a variety of functional inorganic NPs. Through a self‐seeding strategy, we were able to prepare monodisperse fiber‐like micelles of OPV₅‐b‐P2VP₄₄ with lengths ranging from 50 to 800 nm. Significantly, the exposed two ends of OPV core of these fiber‐like micelles remained active toward further epitaxial deposition of OPV₅‐b‐PNIPAM₄₉ and OPV₅‐b‐P2VP₄₄ to generate uniform A‐B‐A and B‐A‐B‐A‐B segmented block comicelles with tunable lengths for each block. The P2VP domains in these (co‐)micelles can be selectively decorated with inorganic and polymeric nanoparticles as well as metal oxide coatings, to afford hybrid fiber‐like nanostructures. This work provides a versatile strategy toward the fabrication of narrow length dispersity continuous and segmented π‐conjugated OPV‐containing fiber‐like micelles with the capacity to be decorated in a spatially selective way with varying functionalities.     

Design and evaluation of polymer matrices for the encapsulation of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in photonic nanocomposite thin films

A systematic approach and a new scheme for the evaluation of the as–is encapsulation of CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots into polymer matrices is proposed, aiming to the implementation of thin film photonic integrated structures. Work focuses on quantum dots capped by hexadecylamine and trioctylphosphine oxide with no ligand exchange or other intermediate processing steps involved. The polymers studied include poly(methyl–methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene and acrylic polymers incorporating long alkyl chains, which are expected to promote the compatibility of the quantum dot ligands to that of the polymer chains. In this approach, the variation of photoluminescence properties of the nanocomposite thin films is measured versus increased concentration of the quantum dots, so as to evaluate the suitability of each polymer structure as an efficient host. Furthermore, the refractive index of the quantum dots/polymer nanocomposite thin films are also estimated using white light reflectance spectroscopy data, as appropriate for the integration of photonic devices. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 552–560     

CdSe Quantum Dots and N719‐Dye Decorated Hierarchical TiO2 Nanorods for the Construction of Efficient Co‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Three‐dimensional hierarchical TiO₂ nanorods (HTNs) decorated with the N719 dye and 3‐mercaptopropionic or oleic acid capped CdSe quantum dots (QDs) in photoanodes for the construction of TiO₂ nanorod‐based efficient co‐sensitized solar cells are reported. These HTN co‐sensitized solar cells showed a maximum power‐conversion efficiency of 3.93 %, and a higher open‐circuit voltage and fill factor for the photoanode with 3‐mercaptopropionic acid capped CdSe QDs due to the strong electronic interactions between CdSe QDs, N719 dye and HTNs, and the superior light‐harvesting features of the HTNs. An electrochemical impedance analysis indicated that the superior charge‐collection efficiency and electron diffusion length of the CdSe QD‐coated HTNs improved the photovoltaic performance of these HTN co‐sensitized solar cells.     

A Supramolecular Polymer Network of Graphene Quantum Dots

Graphene quantum dot (GQD)–organic hybrid compounds (GQD‐ 2 b – e ) were prepared by introducing 3,4,5‐tri(hexadecyloxy)benzyl groups (C16) and linear chains terminated with a 2‐ureido‐4‐[1H]‐pyrimidinone (UPy) moiety onto the periphery of GQD‐ 1 . GQD‐ 2 b – e formed supramolecular assemblies through hydrogen bonding between the UPy units. GPC analysis showed that GQDs with high loadings of the UPy group formed larger assemblies, and this trend was confirmed by DOSY and viscosity measurements. AFM images showed the polymeric network structures of GQD‐ 2 e on mica with flat structures (ca. 1.1 nm in height), but no such structures were observed in GQD‐ 2 a , which only carries the C16 group. GQD‐ 2 c and GQD‐ 2 d formed organogels in n‐decanol, and the gelation properties can be altered by replacing the alkyl chains in the UPy group with ethylene glycol chains (GQD‐ 3 ). GQD can thus be used as a platform for supramolecular polymers and organogelators by suitable chemical functionalization.     

柠檬酸盐稳定的水溶性CdSe量子点的合成及表征

以柠檬酸三钠为稳定剂在水溶液中合成了水溶性CdSe量子点,用X射线粉末衍射、透射电镜、紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光发射光谱对CdSe量子点的结构、形貌及其荧光性质进行了表征.结果表明合成的CdSe量子点为立方闪锌矿结构,呈球形,分散性良好,平均尺寸约为2.6nm,具有窄且对称的荧光发射光谱,半峰宽为45nm.     

CdSe quantum dot-dispersed DOBAMBC: an electro-optical study

Cadmium selenide quantum dot (CdSe QD) has been used as a dopant in ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) 2-methylbutyl 4-(4-decyloxybenzylideneamino) cinnamate (DOBAMBC). Effect of CdSe QD in DOBAMBC on its different electro-optical (E-O) properties has been studied in the SmC* phase. The optical micrographs recorded for the pure and composite material are showing good dispersion of QDs in the FLC matrix. Micrographs of unaligned sample cell revealed that CdSe QDs induce homeotropic alignment of FLC molecules. An appreciable change in the value of E-O parameters like tilt angle, spontaneous polarisation and response time with shifting of SmA–SmC* phase transition temperature has been observed for CdSe QD–DOBAMBC composite. The observed properties of composite system have been discussed on the basis of surface properties of QDs in FLC system.     

柠檬酸稳定的水溶性CdSe和CdSe/CdS量子点的荧光特性

用柠檬酸(citrate)作为稳定剂合成了尺寸分布集中、荧光性质良好的水溶性CdSe量子点。通过调节合成温度可以调控CdSe量子点的尺寸及相应的最大荧光发射波长。当温度由20 ℃增加到95 ℃时,合成的CdSe量子点的平均尺寸由2.0 nm增加到3.2 nm,相应的荧光发射峰由500 nm红移到570 nm,展现出明显的量子尺寸效应。进一步制备了CdSe/CdS核壳量子点,其荧光量子产率比CdSe增加了5～10倍。系统地研究了S/Se物质的量的比对CdSe/CdS量子点荧光特性的影响,通过XPS证实了CdSe/CdS量子点中CdS壳层的存在。利用红外光谱和核磁共振波谱表征了柠檬酸分子中的羧基和羟基氧原子与CdSe量子点表面的Cd离子的配位作用,进而揭示了柠檬酸分子对水溶性CdSe量子点溶液的稳定作用。