Chemistry of Materials, volume 19, issue 13, pages 3112-3117
Size Control, Shape Evolution, and Silica Coating of Near-Infrared-Emitting PbSe Quantum Dots
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Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, the Nanos, Singapore 138669
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2007-05-24
Journal:
Chemistry of Materials
scimago Q1
SJR: 2.421
CiteScore: 14.1
Impact factor: 7.2
ISSN: 08974756, 15205002
Materials Chemistry
General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Abstract
The physical and optical properties of quantum dots (QDs) are governed by their particle size and shape. In this study, near-infrared-emitting PbSe QDs were synthesized with controlled size (between 7 and 12 nm) and shape (spheres, octahedrons/cubes), with tunable emission from 1200 to 1500 nm. The hydrophobic PbSe QDs were coated with a silica shell to render them water-soluble and non-cytotoxic. The cell viability of NIH-3T3 (mouse fibroblast cells) and HepG2 (human liver cancer cells) was retained at 80% even in the presence of a high QD loading of 100 μg/mL.
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