发光可调Au:ZnCdS合金量子点的水相合成

以巯基丙酸作为配体,在水溶液中合成了发光位置在495~583 nm可调的Au∶Zn Cd S合金量子点,研究了掺杂含量、Zn/Cd比和p H等对量子点光学性质的影响。对预提纯的Au∶Zn Cd S核量子点进行Zn S包覆,量子点表面的缺陷被有效去除,发光效率明显提高。利用X-射线粉末衍射、透射电子显微镜对其结构和形貌进行了表征。     

持续注射法合成InPZnS/ZnS核壳结构量子点的研究

高质量、大尺寸的磷化铟量子点（InP quantum dots）的制备对其在生物荧光标记等领域的应用有重大的意义.提出一种持续注射法合成InPZnS/ZnS核壳结构量子点.首先将磷化锌和硫酸反应生成的磷化氢持续注入高温铟前体溶液中,并在反应开始加入适量的锌和硫前体,可制得合金结构的InPZnS核,其量子产率达9%.该方法无需加锌回流处理,可直接升温包覆ZnS壳层,成功制备出发光波长至680 nm且量子产率接近50%的InPZnS/ZnS核壳结构量子点.同时系统地研究了反应物配比对量子点粒径的影响规律,结果表明：通过调控反应物配比可合成不同粒径的InP量子点,其光谱范围几乎可覆盖整个可见光区,甚至到近红外区.通过吸收光谱、荧光光谱、透射电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪和X射线能谱仪考察了所制备量子点的光学特性和形貌结构.最后,采用其它磷前体探究了此方法的通用性,通过注射泵将三（二乙氨基）膦持续注入到高温铟前体溶液中,同样制备出较大尺寸的InP量子点,其发光波长至710 nm.     

微波加热法水相合成梯度合金CdSeS量子点及其环境暴露下荧光稳定性研究

采用微波辅助加热法在水相中一步合成了梯度合金CdSeS量子点,荧光光谱和紫外吸收光谱表明,合成的CdSeS合金量子点具有较高的量子产率(30%左右)。X射线衍射分析和光电子能谱表征证明,合成的CdSeS量子点具有立方晶型,梯度合金结构,内部以CdSe为主,而外部主要以CdS为主;电子透射显微镜下观察到的量子点结晶度高,粒径小(仅2~3 nm),粒度分布均一。在此基础上探讨了所合成的合金量子点在氧化剂过氧化氢、不同的酸碱介质中及350 W氙灯的作用下其荧光光谱的稳定性。结果表明,该合金量子点的光稳定性与CdTe QDs相当,但具有更好的抗氧化性能和抗酸刻蚀性能,具有良好的应用前景。     

溶剂热合成的Cu掺杂ZnCdS量子点的发光性质研究

以低毒、廉价的环己烷为溶剂,通过调控杂质离子和基质材料阳离子的相对反应活性,合成了发光颜色可调、近似球形的Cu∶Zn Cd S量子点。系统研究了油胺的用量、Cu掺杂量、Cd/Zn比以及不同的Zn前驱体对量子点发光性质的影响。通过在Cu∶Zn Cd S量子点晶核外层包覆宽带隙Zn S材料,进一步消除了粒子的表面缺陷,有效提高了量子点的发光效率。     

液体石蜡体系中CdSeS三元量子点的制备及性能

采用液体石蜡为反应溶剂, 油酸为Cd源的溶剂和配体, 在无磷条件下通过用高温热解法合成了高质量的CdSeS三元合金量子点. 用透射电子显微镜(TEM), X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)和能量色散X射线分析仪(EDX)等对产物的性能进行了表征. 结果表明, 反应温度、 反应时间和Se与S的比例等因素均对量子点的生长过程及光学性能产生影响. 采用该方法制得的CdSeS三元合金量子点均为立方闪锌矿结构, 且形成了一种内富S外富Se的成分梯度结构, 其最大发射波长可在370~595 nm(近紫外~橙红色)范围内连续可调, 量子效率最高可达65%. 该体系下制备的CdSeS三元量子点具有良好的热稳定性和光稳定性.     

CdO及CdxZn1-xO化合物的结构、能量和电子性能分析

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理的平面波超软赝势计算方法, 研究了纤锌矿结构的CdxZn1-xO化合物以及CdO在纤锌矿结构、岩盐结构和闪锌矿结构的基态电子特性和体结构, 分析了CdO的稳定性. 通过对比纤锌矿结构、岩盐结构和闪锌矿结构CdO的内聚能, 发现岩盐结构和纤锌矿结构CdO的稳定性好, 闪锌矿结构相对较差; 通过对CdxZn1-xO化合物在不同Cd组分下的电子结构计算, 得到了较好的禁带宽度拟合结果, 能带弯曲参量B=1.02 eV; 通过形成能与组分关系的分析, 我们认为当Cd的组分x=0.4左右时, CdxZn1-xO化合物最不稳定, 容易出现相分离现象.     

石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物的合成及在克伦特罗检测方面的应用（英文）

成功地合成了石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物,并采用透射电镜、紫外吸收光谱、荧光发射光谱、荧光衰减曲线和X射线光电子能谱对产物进行了表征。透射电镜结果显示CdTe量子点被修饰于石墨烯的表面;X射线光电子能谱结果表示石墨烯在合成过程中被还原,还表明在所合材料的表面具有羧基和羟基;荧光发射光谱和荧光衰减曲线的结果显示将CdTe量子点修饰于石墨烯表面显著提高了CdTe量子点的荧光性能。此外,基于克伦特罗和石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物之间形成的氢键,所合成材料可用于定量分析克伦特罗。克伦特罗对石墨烯/CdTe量子点复合物具有显著的猝灭作用,荧光强度的降低(F0/F)与克伦特罗之间存在良好的线性关系,线性范围为7.22~108.30μmol·L-1,检出限为4μmol·L-1。     

CdTe量子点荧光探针测定氯霉素含量的研究

在水溶液体系中制备出了具有高质量荧光性能,巯基乙酸(TGA)修饰的CdTe量子点(QDs),基于量子点与氯霉素混合后发生荧光猝灭作用,建立CdTe量子点作为荧光探针测定氯霉素的新方法。在Tris-HCl缓冲液(pH 7.00,0.10 mol·L-1)中,反应时间为10min时,氯霉素浓度在10～70μg·mL-1范围内与CdTe量子点的荧光猝灭程度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9981,检出限为0.799μg.mL-1。方法简便快速,灵敏度高,可用于实际样品中氯霉素的检测。     

谷胱甘肽稳定的高性能CdTe/CdS核壳型量子点制备及应用于荧光免疫检测米醋中痕量黄曲霉毒素B1

谷胱甘肽作稳定剂水相合成CdTe/CdS核壳型量子点,以EDC/NHS为活化剂对黄曲霉毒素B1(AFB1)抗体进行量子点标记,然后用牛血清蛋白封闭抗体。通过对量子点和标记抗体性能的研究发现,CdTe/CdS核壳型量子点荧光的强度和稳定性较裸壳的CdTe量子点分别提高了4倍和2倍以上。由于谷胱甘肽碳链较长,量子点对抗体尤其是活性位点处的空间构型影响减少,从而改善了量子点标记抗体的稳定性和活性,CdTe/CdS标记的AFB1抗体与AFB1免疫前后荧光强度变化显示抗体至少可以稳定6 d。基于谷胱甘肽稳定的高性能CdTe/CdS量子点,建立了一种荧光免疫检测黄曲霉毒素B1的新方法。AFB1浓度在0.68～40 pmol/L之间荧光强度与浓度呈线性关系,相关系数(R2)为0.9914,检出限为0.3 pmol/L。方法已成功应用于米醋样品中痕量黄曲霉毒素B1的测定。     

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.     

Localization imaging using blinking quantum dots

The blinking phenomena of the quantum dots have been utilized in the super-resolution localization microscopy to map out the locations of individual quantum dots on a total internal reflection microscope. Our result indicated that the reconstructed image of quantum dots agreed with the topographic image measured by atomic force microscopy. Because of the superior optical properties of the quantum dots, the high localization resolution can be achieved in the shorter acquisition time with larger detected photon numbers. When the cells were labeled with quantum dots, the sub-cellular structures could be clearly seen in the reconstructed images taken by a commercial microscope without using complicated optical systems, special photo-switchable dye pairs or photo-activated fluorescence proteins.     

Effects of bifunctional linker on the optical properties of ZnO nanocolumn-linker-CdSe quantum dots heterostructure

We study the effects of bifunctional linker on the optical properties of ZnO nanocolumn-linker-CdSe quantum dots heterostructure. The CdSe quantum dots are anchored on the surface of ZnO nanocolumns through either aliphatic linker of 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APS) or aromatic linker of p-aminophenyl trimethoxysilane (APhS). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used to confirm the bifunctional linker bound onto CdSe quantum dots and onto the ZnO nanocolumns. The TEM study reveals a CdSe quantum dot shell of about 15 nm coated on the ZnO nanocolumns. The photoluminance (PL) spectroscopy and time-resolved PL spectroscopy of ZnO nanocolumn-linker-CdSe quantum dots reflects that the photo-induced electron transfer across the interface of ZnO and CdSe through the aromatic APhS is more efficient than the aliphatic APS. This study demonstrates that through the usage of appropriate surface linker, the charge transfer rate across the interfaces of donor/acceptor (D/A) heterostructure can be improved for potential photovoltaic cell applications.     

Incorporation into paper of cellulose triacetate films containing semiconductor nanoparticles

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) were embedded in films of cellulose triacetate (CTA) to give clear films with the broad absorbance and well-defined, size-tunable fluorescence characteristic of QDs. The relative quantum yields of the QDs in polymer were compared to that of the initial QDs dispersed in toluene. Alkaline hydrolysis of the film surfaces to regenerated cellulose rendered the previously hydrophobic CTA film surfaces hydrophilic and compatible with aqueous papermaking. Films containing combinations of different sized QDs gave more complex emission patterns. Small pieces of fluorescent films were added to pulp slurries and incorporated into laboratory paper sheets through hydrogen bonding between the regenerated cellulose film surfaces and cellulosic pulp fibers. The film system (cellulose ester bulk/cellulose surface) can be used to incorporate hydrophobic particles or molecules compatible with solutions of cellulosic polymers into paper products at both high and low loadings. QDs in paper may prove useful for security applications, such as sheets with unique optical signatures.     

Functional Carbon Quantum Dots: A Versatile Platform for Chemosensing and Biosensing

Carbon quantum dot has emerged as a new promising fluorescent nanomaterial due to its excellent optical properties, outstanding biocompatibility and accessible fabrication methods, and has shown huge application perspective in a variety of areas, especially in chemosensing and biosensing applications. In this personal account, we give a brief overview of carbon quantum dots from its origin and preparation methods, present some advance on fluorescence origin of carbon quantum dots, and focus on development of chemosensors and biosensors based on functional carbon quantum dots. Comprehensive advances on functional carbon quantum dots as a versatile platform for sensing from our group are included and summarized as well as some typical examples from the other groups. The biosensing applications of functional carbon quantum dots are highlighted from selective assays of enzyme activity to fluorescent identification of cancer cells and bacteria.     

Type-II quantum dots: CdTe/CdSe(core/shell) and CdSe/ZnTe(core/shell) heterostructures

Type-II band engineered quantum dots (CdTe/CdSe(core/shell) and CdSe/ZnTe(core/shell) heterostructures) are described. The optical properties of these type-II quantum dots are studied in parallel with their type-I counterparts. We demonstrate that the spatial distribution of carriers can be controlled within the type-II quantum dots, which makes their properties strongly governed by the band offset of the comprising materials. This allows access to optical transition energies that are not restricted to band gap energies. The type-II quantum dots reported here can emit at lower energies than the band gaps of comprising materials. The type-II emission can be tailored by the shell thickness as well as the core size. The enhanced control over carrier distribution afforded by these type-II materials may prove useful for many applications, such as photovoltaics and photoconduction devices.     

Photothermally and optomechanically induced transparency in a hybrid optomechanical system

We theoretically investigated the photothermally and optomechanically induced transparency (PTIT and OMIT) in an optomechanical system filled with quantum dots (QDs). In our proposed system, the right mechanical resonator couples with the optical cavity via radiation pressure, and the left mechanical resonator couples with the optical cavity through the photothermal effects. The system is driven by a strong pump field and a weak probe field. It is shown that double transparency windows can be observed due to PTIT and OMIT. When considering the Jaynes-Cummings coupling between the QDs and the optical cavity, three transparency windows are observed. We also show that the PTIT can be adjusted by the OMIT and the QDs in the optical cavity. What is more, the coupling strength and the frequency detuning can be used effectively to change the system absorption and dispersion in the PITT transparency window. This indicates that the group delay of the probe light can also be manipulated by the system parameters. The obtained results may be applied in the optical communication such as optical buffer, and so forth.     

Photocatalytic patterning of monolayers for the site-selective deposition of quantum dots onto TiO2 surfaces

A novel photochemical mechanism is reported for the site-selective deposition of quantum dots onto nanocrystalline TiO2 films. The patterning mechanism involves the combination of surfactant-mediated self-assembly and monolayer photolithography. In the self-assembly process, CdS and CdSe quantum dots were attached to TiO2 surfaces through bifunctional mercaptoalkanoic acid (MAA) linkers. MAAs were adsorbed to the TiO2 surface as the deprotonated carboxylates, primarily through monodentate coordination to Ti4+ sites. CdSe quantum dots were bound to the terminal thiol groups of surface-adsorbed MAAs, with a surface adduct formation constant, Kad, of (2.1 +/- 0.7) x 104 M-1. The color and optical density of the quantum dot-functionalized TiO2 films were tunable. Monolayer photopatterning involved the TiO2-catalyzed oxidative degradation of surface-adsorbed mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHDA). A mechanism is proposed wherein MHDA degradation occurs through both oxidative decarboxylation and the formation of interchain disulfides. These MHDA photodegradation processes regulate the extent to which CdSe quantum dots adsorb onto the TiO2 surface. Illumination through a photomask yielded optically patterned, quantum dot-functionalized TiO2 films that were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis.     

Spectroscopic investigation of defect-state emission in CdSe quantum dots

CdSe quantum dots are the most studied Cd-based quantum dots with their high quantum yield, high photostability, narrow emission band, and easy synthesis procedure. They are frequently used to develop light emitting diode (LED) due to their unique photophysical properties; however, their narrow emission band causes a challenge to design white LEDs because white light emission requires emission in multiple wavelengths with broad emission bands. Here in this study, we developed CdSe quantum dots with a narrow band-edge emission band and broad defect-state emission band through a modified two-phase synthesis method. Our results revealed that defect-state emission is directly linked to the surface of quantum dots and can be excited through exciting surfactant around the quantum dot. The effect of surfactant on emission properties of CdSe quantum dots diminished upon growing a shell around CdSe quantum dots; as a result, surface-dependent defect-state emission cannot be observed in gradient heterogeneous alloyed CdS_xSe_1-x quantum dots.     

量子点在生物检测中的应用

过去十几年里,量子点从材料科学到生命科学、从基础研究到实际应用都开展了广泛的研究。 量子点在生物成像、光治疗、药物/基因转运、太阳能电池等领域均具有广泛的应用。 通过调节量子点的表面性质,实现量子点与细胞相互作用的可控性是一个关键的问题。 伴随着量子点潜在毒性问题的产生,纳米毒性成为纳米材料安全性评估的重要指标,并且受到科学家们的高度关注。 本文综述了量子点的特性、细胞生物学应用及在生物医药领域相关的细胞毒性研究,并展望了量子点的未来发展趋势。     

Photoluminescence of nanocomposites of liquid-crystalline polymers and cadmium selenide quantum dots

The role of specific interactions between a polymer matrix and incorporated quantum dots is one of the critical problems for understanding the effect of the polymer matrix on the optical properties of quantum dots in a nanocomposite material and for creating new photonic materials and related instruments. In this study, cadmium selenide quantum dots have been incorporated into a liquid-crystalline polymer via the interaction of carboxyl groups of the polymer with the quantum-dot surfaces through ionic bonds. From the data of transmission electron microscopy, it has been shown that this interaction provides the localization of quantum dots in the environment of the liquid-crystalline phase of the polymer. Various features of photoluminescent properties have been observed and interpreted in terms of the emission recombination of excitons in CdSe quantum dots, light reabsorption by quantum dots, the effect of the electronic states on the surface CdSe-liquid crystal, and the energy transfer from quantum dots to the polymer liquid-crystalline matrix.