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This paper reports photoexcitation-enhanced magnetization in γFe2O3–graphene (zero dimensional–two dimensional) van der Waals heterostructure based on the experimental studies of steady-state pump–probe measurements in magnetic field. It is observed that applying a magnetic field on the γ-Fe2O3/graphene material suspended in an organic solvent can cause a light scattering on the probe beam in the absence of pump beam, leading to a magnetic field effect of light scattering. This result shows that the magnetization on the γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles can lead to a partial orientation of Fe2O3–graphene heterostructure components suspended in liquid. This effect of magnetic field on light scattering is caused by the dynamic magnetization of the superparamagnetic–semiconducting hybrid material. Interestingly, applying the pump beam functioning as photoexcitation can lead to an enhancement on the scattering of probe beam, increasing magnetic field effect of light scattering. The increased magnetic field effect of ligh...

Photopatternable nanoparticles can be easily dispersed into polymeric matrices and used to fabricate optoelectronic devices for display, sensing and quantum information processing applications. Here we report the first instance of a cadmium-free photopatternable quantum dot. A ligand containing dithiolane group at one end and an ene-functionalization at the other end were synthesized for this purpose. The myristic acid ligands on as synthesized red indium zinc phosphide-zinc sulfide (In(Zn)P/ZnS) quantum dots were easily replaced by the newly developed ligand by a simple sonication procedure. The functionalized quantum dots could be easily incorporated into a commercially available photoresist. The quantum dot doped photoresist was used to fabricate three-dimensional quantum dot doped hierarchical microstructures by two-photon lithography. Confocal imaging microscopy was used to verify the uniform incorporation of the nanoparticles in the hybrid microstructure.