Ultrabright PbSe magic-sized clusters.

作者: Christopher M. Evans , Li Guo , Jeffrey J. Peterson , Sara Maccagnano-Zacher , Todd D. Krauss

DOI: 10.1021/NL801685A

关键词: Aqueous solutionFluorescenceBiological imagingQuantum yieldFluorophoreNanotechnologySlow growthSemiconductor NanoparticlesChemistryNanoclusters

摘要: We present the synthesis and characterization of novel, ultrasmall PbSe magic-sized nanoclusters (MSCs). Unlike syntheses high-quality semiconductor nanoparticles, MSC is straightforward, occurring at room temperature in air over several hours. MSCs have core diameters <2 nm fluoresce near-infrared (900 nm) with remarkable quantum efficiencies consistently greater than 50%. The relatively slow growth allows for a significant scale up reaction volumes. Transfer to aqueous solvents has also been demonstrated, establishing as potential new fluorophore applications biological imaging.

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