Engineering quantum dot surfaces to preserve protein-DNA interactions for single-molecule visualization [PDF]
Nano ConvergenceQuantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent nanoparticles widely used for single-molecule imaging because of their exceptional brightness and photostability. However, the impact of QD surface chemistry on biomolecular interactions has not been systematically ...
Youngseo Kim +7 more
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Photoresist-guided indirect photopatterning of quantum dots via carbene-mediated ligand thermocrosslinking [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsColloidal quantum dots (QDs) are leading candidates for next-generation optoelectronics owing to their tuneable bandgaps, narrow emission linewidths, and high luminescence quantum yields.
Hyeokjun Kim +19 more
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Ligand Influence on CuInS2 Quantum Dot Photoconductive Films [PDF]
NanomaterialsIn this work, we investigate the effect of ligand chemistry on the optical and electrical properties of copper indium disulphide (CuInS2) quantum dots (QDs) and evaluate their suitability for photodetection with simple device structures.
Yizun Wang +2 more
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Advancing Bioconjugated Quantum Dots with Click Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence to Image and Treat Glioblastoma [PDF]
CellsGlioblastoma (GB) is one of the most aggressive and invasive cancers. Current treatment protocols for GB include surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy with temozolomide.
Pranav Kalaga, Swapan K. Ray
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Embedding PbS Quantum Dots (QDs) in Pb-Halide Perovskite Matrices: QD Surface Chemistry and Antisolvent Effects on QD Dispersion and Confinement Properties [PDF]
ACS Materials Letters, 2020 Hybrid materials of metal chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots (QDs) embedded in metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have led to composites with synergistic properties.
E. Ashley Gaulding +8 more
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Lithological Control of Stream Chemistry in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Meteoric waters move along pathways in the subsurface that differ as a function of lithology because of the effects of chemical and physical weathering. To explore how this affects stream chemistry, we investigated watersheds around an igneous intrusion ...
S. A. Hynek +6 more
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JACS Au, 2023 Indium phosphide quantum dots (InP QDs) are a promising example of Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS)-compliant light-emitting materials. However, they suffer from low quantum yield and instability upon processing under ambient conditions.
Ona Segura Lecina +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Surface-functionalized polymer beads encoded with molecular luminophores and nanocrystalline emitters such as semiconductor nanocrystals, often referred to as quantum dots (QDs), or magnetic nanoparticles are broadly used in the life sciences as ...
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Green chemistry synthesis of biocompatible ZnS quantum dots (QDs): their application as potential thin films and antibacterial agent [PDF]
International Nano Letters, 2019 We are presenting here the synthesis of quantum dots (QDs) of direct band gap semiconductor, cubic ZnS through modified green chemistry-mediated chemical precipitation reaction. Green chemistry-synthesized (GCS) ZnS QDs were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscope techniques. Analysis of results,
Jejiron Maheswari Baruah +2 more
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Charge Transport in Trap-Sensitized Infrared PbS Quantum-Dot-Based Photoconductors: Pros and Cons
Nanomaterials, 2018 Control of quantum-dot (QD) surface chemistry offers a direct approach for the tuning of charge-carrier dynamics in photoconductors based on strongly coupled QD solids.
Alberto Maulu +6 more
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