The synthesis of III-V quantum dots has been long known to be more challenging than the synthesis of other types of inorganic quantum dots. This is attributed to highly reactive group-V precursors. We synthesized molecules that are suitable for use as group-V precursors and characterized their reactivity using multiple complementary techniques. We show that the size distribution of indium arsen...

A novel sensing system has been designed for naphthalene detection based on the quenched fluorescence signal of CdS quantum dots. The fluorescence intensity of the system reduced significantly after adding CdS quantum dots to the water pollution model because of the fluorescent static quenching f mechanism. Herein, we have demonstrated the facile methodology can offer a convenient and low analy...

The dynamic behavior of a mixture consisting of liquid crystalline 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl (5CB) and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in electric fields was theoretically studied. The model was based on elastic continuum theory considering the interaction of the nematic molecules with the surrounding molecules, with the quantum dots and with the electric field. Experimental data obtained by dynamic meas...

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are used to dope wide-bandgap chalogenide glasses via sol-gel processing. Such chalcogenides enhance surface passivation of the quantum dots, as evidenced by the increased PL emissions of both core and core shell species used, while a ZnO glass leads to irreversible oxidation of the embedded quantum dots. The embedded QDs are photostable. VC 2011 American Instit...

Graphene nanoribbons display an imperfectly understood transport gap. We measure transport through nanoribbon devices of several lengths. In long (>/=250 nm) nanoribbons we observe transport through multiple quantum dots in series, while shorter (</=60 nm) constrictions display behavior characteristic of single and double quantum dots. New measurements indicate that dot size may scale with cons...

Electrons and holes captured in self-assembled quantum dots (QDs) are subject to symmetry breaking that cannot be represented in with continuum material representations. Atomistic calculations reveal symmetry lowering due to effects of strain and piezo-electric fields. These effects are fundamentally based on the crystal topology in the quantum dots. This work studies these two competing effect...

The size distribution of self-assembled InAs quantum dots grown on (001) InP under the StranskiKrastanow growth mode is controlled using selective area/chemical beam epitaxy, which allows the formation of quantum dots at specific locations. As the dimensions of the patterned areas are decreased from 1000 nm down to 50 nm or less, scanning electron microscopy reveals a gradual increase in the sp...

We present a review of the recent theoretical and experimental investigation of excitonic and phonon states in ZnO quantum dots. A small dielectric constant in ZnO leads to very large exciton binding energies, while wurtzite crystal structure results in unique ph non spectra different from those in cubic crystals. The exciton nergies and radiative lifetimes are determined in the intermediate qu...

Semiconductor quantum dots have attracted extensive interest in the biosensing area because of their properties, such as narrow and symmetric emission with tunable colors, high quantum yield, high stability and controllable morphology. The introduction of various reactive functional groups on the surface of semiconductor quantum dots allows one to conjugate a spectrum of ligands, antibodies, pe...

Fluid phase endocytic uptake of external solutes in plant cells was further substantiated using artificial polystyrene nano-spheres (40 nm) and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (20 nm). Both types of artificial nano-particles were taken up by sycamore-cultured cells. However, whereas polystyrene nano-spheres were delivered to the central vacuole, CdSe/ZnS nano-dots were sequestered into cytoplasmic vesicu...