1. Near-infrared-emitting colloidal Ag2S quantum dots excited by an 808 nm diode laser
- Author
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Wei Yang, Du Yuansheng, Caixia Li, Qiang Li, Zheng Huiping, Li Xi, Zhang Yanyan, Wang Dandan, Jinfeng Xia, and Guohong Zhou
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Photoluminescence ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Mechanical Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Laser ,01 natural sciences ,Surface energy ,0104 chemical sciences ,Dilution ,Blueshift ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Quantum dot ,law ,Excited state ,Optoelectronics ,General Materials Science ,Thioglycolic acid ,0210 nano-technology ,business - Abstract
Thioglycolic acid (TGA)-coated colloidal Ag2S quantum dots (QDs) emitting in the near-infrared (NIR) region upon excitation by an 808 nm diode laser were synthesized. The observed photoluminescence (PL) was attributed to the presence of ligand-modified Ag2S on the QD surfaces and could be easily controlled by a simple dilution process due to the concentration-dependent surface structure of the colloidal QDs. Upon dilution of the solution, the PL intensity initially increased before later decreasing, with a blueshift being observed in the PL spectra. These phenomena can be accounted for by the aggregation of QDs due to a decrease in the content of ligand-modified Ag2S on the QD surfaces upon dilution, which in turn affected the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), and re-emission of the surface energy level.
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- 2017