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ABSTRACT: Based on 15-crown-5 functionalized CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), we report a novel fluorogenic sensor to probe K+ ions in H2O; recognition of K+ can be achieved via the Förster type of energy transfer between two different color QDs, so that [K+] of the order of 10(-6) M can be promptly detected.
Chemical Communications 02/2006; · 6.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Syntheses of CdTe/CdSe type-II quantum dots (QDs) using CdO and CdCl2 as precursors for core and shell, respectively, are reported. Characterization was made via near-IR interband emission, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Femtosecond fluorescence upconversion measurements on the relaxation dynamics of the CdTe core (in CdTe/CdSe) emission and CdTe/CdSe interband emission reveal that as the size of the core increases from 5.3, 6.1 to 6.9 nm, the rate of photoinduced electron separation decreases from 1.96, 1.44 to 1.07 x10(12) s(-1). The finite rates of the initial charge separation are tentatively rationalized by the small electron-phonon coupling, causing weak coupling between the initial and charge-separated states.
ChemPhysChem 02/2006; 7(1):222-8. · 3.41 Impact Factor
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ChemPhysChem 01/2006; 7(1):222 - 228. · 3.41 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The rational design and synthesis of CdSe/CdTe/ZnTe (core-shell-shell) type-II quantum dots are reported. Their photophysical properties are investigated via the interband CdSe-->ZnTe emission and its associated relaxation dynamics. In comparison to the strong CdSe (core only) emission (lambda(max) approximately 550 nm, Phi(f) approximately 0.28), a moderate CdSe-->CdTe emission (lambda(max) approximately 1026 nm, Phi(f) approximately 1.2 x 10(-3)) and rather weak CdSe-->ZnTe interband emission (lambda(max) approximately 1415 nm, Phi(f) approximately 1.1 x 10(-5)) are resolved for the CdSe/CdTe/ZnTe structure (3.4/1.8/1.3 nm). Capping CdSe/CdTe with ZnTe results in a distant electron-hole separation between CdSe (electron) and ZnTe (hole) via an intermediate CdTe layer. In the case of the CdSe/CdTe/ZnTe structure, a lifetime as long as 150 ns is observed for the CdSe-->ZnTe (1415 nm) emission. This result further indicates an enormously long radiative lifetime of approximately 10 ms. Upon excitation of the CdSe/CdTe/ZnTe structure, the long-lived charge separation may further serve as an excellent hole carrier for catalyzing the redox oxidation reaction.
Small 12/2005; 1(12):1215-20. · 8.35 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: CdSe/ZnTe type-II quantum dots (QDs) synthesized via the CdO precursor are reported. Spectroscopic and femtosecond dynamic measurements reveal that the rate of photoinduced electron/hole spatial separation decreases with increases in the size of the core, and it is independent of the thickness of the shell in the CdSe/ZnTe QDs. The results are consistent with the binding strength of the electron and hole confined at the center of CdSe. The correlation between the core/shell size and the electron/hole spatial separation rate resolved in this study may provide valuable information for applications where rapid photoinduced carrier separation followed by charge transfer into a matrix or electrode is crucial, such as in photovoltaic devices.
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ABSTRACT: Syntheses of CdSe/ZnTe/ZnS (core/shell/shell) type-II quantum dots (QDs) are reported. Structural characterization was made via TEM, EDX, XPS and XRD. Photophysical properties were investigated via the interband emission (CdSe A ZnTe) and its associated quantum efficiency as well as relaxation dynamics. In comparison to the weak emission (W f y 4 6 10 23 in toluene) of CdSe/ZnTe (3.9/0.5 nm), capping ZnS (0.4 nm in thickness) enhances the CdSe A ZnTe interband emission by y30 fold (W f y 0.12), whereas the peak wavelength shifts only slightly to the red. By encapsulating dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA), water-soluble CdSe/ZnTe/ZnS QDs were also prepared, and they exhibited an interband emission at y930 nm with an emission yield of y0.1. Femtosecond pulse excitation (l ex y 1200 nm) measurement estimated a two-photon absorption cross section, s, of y70 6 10 250 cm 4 s photon 21 for DHLA-capped CdSe/ZnTe/ZnS in water, supporting its suitability for the use as near-infrared (NIR) dyes in biomedical imaging.
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ABSTRACT: CdSe/ZnTe type-II quantum dots (QDs) synthesized via the CdO precursor are reported. Spectroscopic and femtosecond dynamic measurements reveal that the rate of photoinduced electron/hole spatial separation decreases with increases in the size of the core, and it is independent of the thickness of the shell in the CdSe/ZnTe QDs. The results are consistent with the binding strength of the electron and hole confined at the center of CdSe. The correlation between the core/shell size and the electron/hole spatial separation rate resolved in this study may provide valuable information for applications where rapid photoinduced carrier separation followed by charge transfer into a matrix or electrode is crucial, such as in photovoltaic devices.
