Emergence of 2MPA as an Effective Coating for Highly Stable and Luminescent Quantum Dots

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2009-06-11

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Acar, Havva Yagci
Kas, Recep
Yurtsever, Ersin
Özen, Can
Lieberwirth, Ingo

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3-Mercaptopropionic acid (3MPA) is a popular coating material for the preparation of aqueous quantum dots, yet its isomer 2-mercaptopropionic acid (2MPA) has not been much studied. Here, we present a detailed study on the aqueous synthesis of CdS quantum dots with a 2MPA coating. Reaction variables Such as the Cd/S ratio, 2MPA/Cd ratio, pH, and temperature were individually studied to evaluate the influence of these variables on particle size and luminescence. At the optimum ratios and reaction conditions, a quantum yield (QY) as high as 54% was achieved. These quantum dots (QDs) have exhibited excellent colloidal and photostability over eight months of study. The color of the emission can be tuned by the reaction temperature and/or Cd/S ratio. 3MPA-coated US nanoparticles were prepared at various 3MPA/Cd ratios for comparison. The highest QY achieved for CdS-3MPA was 15%, and the luminescence decreased dramatically overtime. Ab initio calculations and spectroscopic characterization did not reveal a significant difference in the structure or particle-coating interaction between 2MPA- and 3MPA-coated QDs. Luminesence lifetime measurements indicated longer lifetimes and a larger contribution of the surface-related emission, indicating better removal of quenching defects froth the surface in 2MPA-coated particles compared to that of CdS-3MPA. On the basis of the provided evidence, we report 2MPA as a new and better alternative to the widely used 3MPA for superior luminescence and long-term photo and colloidal stability.

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CDTE Nanocrystals, Aqueous synthesis, Size, CDS, Photolumınescence, Nanoparticles, Composites, Dependence, Clusters, State

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/30335

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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C

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https://doi.org/10.1021/jp811104s

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H. Y. Acar, R. Kas, E. Yurtsever, C. Özen, and I. Lieberwirth, “Emergence of 2MPA as an Effective Coating for Highly Stable and Luminescent Quantum Dots,” JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, pp. 10005–10012, 2009, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/30335.