Citation: YUWEN Li-Hui, XUE Bing, WANG Lian-Hui. Synthesis of High Quality CdTe Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution Using Multidentate Polymer Ligands under Microwave Irradiation[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2014, 30(5): 994-1000. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201403131 shu

Synthesis of High Quality CdTe Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution Using Multidentate Polymer Ligands under Microwave Irradiation

1.
Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China

Received Date: 20 December 2013
Available Online: 13 March 2014
Fund Project:

Quantum dots (QDs) have recently attracted considerable attention due to their unique optical properties and potential applications in biomedicine and optoelectronics. Although the organic synthesis of QDs is popular, aqueous synthesis is also very attractive not only for its low cost, low toxicity, and low reaction temperature, but also because the as-prepared QDs can be used directly for bio-related applications without the requirement for complicated surface modification processes. However, the monodentate ligands typically used for aqueous synthesis have limited binding ability, which can lead to weak colloidal stability and low photoluminescence. To solve these problems, we explored the use of multidentate thiol-containing polymer (PAASH) as a ligand to synthesize CdTe QDs and studied the influence of the ligand on the growth mechanism and photoluminescent properties of the QDs. PAA-SH was synthesized by conjugating cysteamine to poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. CdTe QDs of different sizes were prepared in aqueous solutions using PAA-SH as a ligand under microwave irradiation. The resulting PAA-SH-capped CdTe QDs show high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) (up to 75%) without CdS shell coating, which is much better than the CdTe QDs synthesized using monodentate ligands. Furthermore, the hydrodynamic diameter of the PAA-SH-coated CdTe QDs is about 10 nm, and therefore much smaller than the polymer or SiO₂ encapsulated QDs. In contrast, benefitting from cooperative binding effect of the multiple thiol groups and the high free energy for the ligand detachment from the QDs surface, PAA-SH-CdTe QDs show high storage stability.
- Multidentate ligand,
- High quality,
- Quantum dots,
- Microwave aqueous synthesis
1. [1]
  
  (1) Alivisatos, A. P. Science 1996, 271, 933. doi: 10.1126/science.271.5251.933
2. [2]
  (2) Michalet, X.; Pinaud, F. F.; Bentolila, L. A.; Tsay, J. M.; Doose, S.; Li, J. J.; Sundaresan, G.; Wu, A. M.; Gambhir, S. S.; Weiss, S. Science 2005, 307, 538. doi: 10.1126/science.1104274
3. [3]
  (3) Mattoussi, H.; Palui, G.; Na, H. B. Adv. Drug Delivery Rev. 2012, 64, 138.
4. [4]
  (4) Medintz, I. L.; Uyeda, H. T.; ldman, E. R.; Mattoussi, H. Nat. Mater. 2005, 4, 435. doi: 10.1038/nmat1390
5. [5]
  (5) Murray, C. B.; Norris, D. J.; Bawendi, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 8706. doi: 10.1021/ja00072a025
6. [6]
  (6) Qu, L. H.; Peng, X. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2049. doi: 10.1021/ja017002j
7. [7]
  (7) Zrazhevskiy, P.; Sena, M.; Gao, X. H. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2010, 39, 4326. doi: 10.1039/b915139g
8. [8]
  (8) Sapsford, K. E.; Algar, W. R.; Berti, L.; Gemmill, K. B.; Casey, B. J.; Oh, E.; Stewart, M. H.; Medintz, I. L. Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 1904. doi: 10.1021/cr300143v
9. [9]
  (9) Dubavik, A.; Sezgin, E.; Lesnyak, V.; Gaponik, N.; Schwille, P.; Eychmüller, A.ACS Nano 2012, 6, 2150.
10. [10]
  (10) Uyeda, H. T.; Medintz, I. L.; Jaiswal, J. K.; Simon, S. M.; Mattoussi, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 3870.
11. [11]
  (11) Susumu, K.; Uyeda, H. T.; Medintz, I. L.; Pons, T.; Delehanty, J. B.; Mattoussi, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13987. doi: 10.1021/ja0749744
12. [12]
  (12) Stewart, M. H.; Susumu, K.; Mei, B. C.; Medintz, I. L.; Delehanty, J. B.; Blanco-Canosa, J. B.; Dawson, P. E.; Mattoussi, H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9804. doi: 10.1021/ja102898d
13. [13]
  (13) Smith, A. M.; Nie, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 11278. doi: 10.1021/ja804306c
14. [14]
  (14) Liu, W. H.; Greytak, A. B.; Lee, J.; Wong, C. R.; Park, J.; Marshall, L. F.; Jiang, W.; Curtin, P. N.; Ting, A.Y.; Nocera, D. G.; Fukumura, D.; Jain, R. K.; Bawendi, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 472. doi: 10.1021/ja908137d
15. [15]
  (15) Rogach, A. L.; Franzl, T.; Klar, T. A.; Feldmann, J.; Gaponik, N.; Lesnyak, V.; Shavel, A.; Eychmuller, A.; Rakovich, Y. P.; Donegan, J. F. J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 14628. doi: 10.1021/jp072463y
16. [16]
  (16) Gaponik, N.; Rogach, A. L. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010, 12, 8685. doi: 10.1039/c000916d
17. [17]
  (17) Zhang, H.; Wang, L.; Xiong, H.; Hu, L.; Yang, B.; Li, W. Adv. Mater. 2003, 15, 1712.
18. [18]
  (18) Li, L.; Qian, H. F.; Ren, J. C. Chem. Commun. 2005, 528.
19. [19]
  (19) He, Y.; Lu, H. T.; Sai, L. M.; Lai, W.Y.; Fan, Q. L.; Wang, L. H.; Huang, W. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 13352. doi: 10.1021/jp061719h
20. [20]
  (20) Yuwen, L.; Lu, H.; He, Y.; Chen, L.; Hu, M.; Bao, B.; Boey, F.; Zhang, H.; Wang, L. J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 2788. doi: 10.1039/b924579k
21. [21]
  (21) Liu, L.; Guo, X. H.; Li, Y.; Zhong, X. H. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 3768. doi: 10.1021/ic902469d
22. [22]
  (22) Jiang, W.; Mardyani, S.; Fischer, H.; Chan, W. C.W. Chem. Mater. 2006, 18, 872. doi: 10.1021/cm051393+
23. [23]
  (23) He, Y.; Lu, H. T.; Sai, L. M.; Su, Y.Y.; Hu, M.; Fan, C. H.; Huang, W.; Wang, L. H. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 3416. doi: 10.1002/adma.200701166
24. [24]
  (24) Brus, L. J. Phys. Chem. 1986, 90, 2555. doi: 10.1021/j100403a003
25. [25]
  (25) Yin, Y.; Alivisatos, A. P. Nature 2005, 437, 664. doi: 10.1038/nature04165
26. [26]
  (26) Kilina, S.; Ivanov, S.; Tretiak, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7717. doi: 10.1021/ja9005749
27. [27]
  (27) Shavel, A.; Gaponik, N.; Eychmüller, A. J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 19280. doi: 10.1021/jp063351u
28. [28]
  (28) Zou, L.; Gu, Z.; Zhang, N.; Zhang, Y.; Fang, Z.; Zhu, W.; Zhong, X. J. Mater. Chem. 2008, 18, 2807. doi: 10.1039/b801418c
29. [29]
  (29) Niu, H. J.; Gao, M.Y. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2006, 45, 6462.
30. [30]
  (30) Guo, J.; Yang, W. L.; Wang, C. C. J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 17467. doi: 10.1021/jp044770z
1. [1]
  Miaomiao He , Zhiqing Ge , Qiang Zhou , Jiaqing He , Hong Gong , Lingling Li , Pingping Zhu , Wei Shao . Exploring the Fascinating Realm of Quantum Dots. University Chemistry, 2024, 39(6): 231-237. doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202310040
2. [2]
  Yu SU , Xinlian FAN , Yao YIN , Lin WANG . From synthesis to application: Development and prospects of InP quantum dots. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(11): 2105-2123. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240126
3. [3]
  Zeyu XU , Anlei DANG , Bihua DENG , Xiaoxin ZUO , Yu LU , Ping YANG , Wenzhu YIN . Evaluation of the efficacy of graphene oxide quantum dots as an ovalbumin delivery platform and adjuvant for immune enhancement. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(6): 1065-1078. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240099
4. [4]
  Li'na ZHONG , Jingling CHEN , Qinghua ZHAO . Synthesis of multi-responsive carbon quantum dots from green carbon sources for detection of iron ions and L-ascorbic acid. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(4): 709-718. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240280
5. [5]
  Jianjun Liu , Xue Yang , Chi Zhang , Xueyu Zhao , Zhiwei Zhang , Yongmei Chen , Qinghong Xu , Shao Jin . Preparation and Fluorescence Characterization of CdTe Semiconductor Quantum Dots. University Chemistry, 2024, 39(7): 307-315. doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202311031
6. [6]
  Nengmin ZHU , Wenhao ZHU , Xiaoyao YIN , Songzhi ZHENG , Hao LI , Zeyuan WANG , Wenhao WEI , Xuanheng CHEN , Weihai SUN . Preparation of high-performance CsPbBr₃ perovskite solar cells by the aqueous solution solvent method. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(6): 1131-1140. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240419
7. [7]
  Tong WANG , Qinyue ZHONG , Qiong HUANG , Weimin GUO , Xinmei LIU . Mn-doped carbon quantum dots/Fe-doped ZnO flower-like microspheres heterojunction: Construction and photocatalytic performance. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(8): 1589-1600. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250011
8. [8]
  Qianli Ma , Tianbing Song , Tianle He , Xirong Zhang , Huanming Xiong . Sulfur-doped carbon dots: a novel bifunctional electrolyte additive for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2025, 41(9): 100106-0. doi: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100106
9. [9]
  Xiaohang JIN , Qi LIU , Jianping LANG . Room‑temperature solid‑state synthesis, structure, and third‑order nonlinear optical properties of phosphine‑ligand‑protected silver thiolate clusters. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(8): 1505-1512. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250125
10. [10]
  Lingqi Zhang , Hairong Huang , Jialin Li , Li Ji , Yufan Pan , Meiling Ye , Cuixue Chen , Shunü Peng . 桂花碳量子点的绿色制备及科普应用方案. University Chemistry, 2025, 40(8): 298-306. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202409138
11. [11]
  Xueyu Lin , Ruiqi Wang , Wujie Dong , Fuqiang Huang . Rational Design of Bimetallic Oxide Anodes for Superior Li⁺ Storage. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2025, 41(3): 2311005-0. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202311005
12. [12]
  Qinjin DAI , Shan FAN , Pengyang FAN , Xiaoying ZHENG , Wei DONG , Mengxue WANG , Yong ZHANG . Performance of oxygen vacancy-rich V-doped MnO₂ for high-performance aqueous zinc ion battery. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(3): 453-460. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240326
13. [13]
  Xin MA , Ya SUN , Na SUN , Qian KANG , Jiajia ZHANG , Ruitao ZHU , Xiaoli GAO . A Tb₂ complex based on polydentate Schiff base: Crystal structure, fluorescence properties, and biological activity. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 40(7): 1347-1356. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20230357
14. [14]
  Han ZHANG , Jianfeng SUN , Jinsheng LIANG . Hydrothermal synthesis and luminescent properties of broadband near-infrared Na₃CrF₆ phosphor. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(2): 349-356. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240098
15. [15]
  Wenlong Wang , Wentao Hao , Lang He , Jia Qiao , Ning Li , Chaoqiu Chen , Yong Qin . Bandgap and adsorption engineering of carbon dots/TiO₂ S-scheme heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ methanation. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2025, 41(9): 100116-0. doi: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100116
16. [16]
  Yifan ZHAO , Qiyun MAO , Meijing GUO , Guoying ZHANG , Tongliang HU . Z-scheme bismuth-based multi-site heterojunction: Synthesis and hydrogen production from photocatalytic hydrogen production. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(7): 1318-1330. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250001
17. [17]
  Pengyang FAN , Shan FAN , Qinjin DAI , Xiaoying ZHENG , Wei DONG , Mengxue WANG , Xiaoxiao HUANG , Yong ZHANG . Preparation and performance of rich 1T-MoS₂ nanosheets for high-performance aqueous zinc ion battery cathode materials. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 41(4): 675-682. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240339
18. [18]
  Ying Li , Yushen Zhao , Kai Chen , Xu Liu , Tingfeng Yi , Li-Feng Chen . Rational Design of Cross-Linked N-Doped C-Sn Nanofibers as Free-Standing Electrodes towards High-Performance Li-Ion Battery Anodes. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2024, 40(3): 2305007-0. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202305007
19. [19]
  Chaolin Mi , Yuying Qin , Xinli Huang , Yijie Luo , Zhiwei Zhang , Chengxiang Wang , Yuanchang Shi , Longwei Yin , Rutao Wang . Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Graphene Coupled Amorphous Antimony Nanoparticles for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Capacitor. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2024, 40(5): 2306011-0. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202306011
20. [20]
  Jianbao Mei , Bei Li , Shu Zhang , Dongdong Xiao , Pu Hu , Geng Zhang . Enhanced Performance of Ternary NASICON-Type Na_3.5−xMn_0.5V_1.5−xZr_x (PO₄)₃/C Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 2024, 40(12): 2407023-0. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202407023

Get Citation

PDF

XML

Metrics

PDF Downloads(556)
Abstract views(825)
HTML views(6)

通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com

1.
沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院沈阳 110142