TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-phase approach to high-quality, oil-soluble, near-infrared-emitting PbS quantum dots by using various water-soluble anion precursors
AU - Deng, Dawei
AU - Cao, Jie
AU - Xia, Junfei
AU - Qian, Zhiyu
AU - Gu, Yueqing
AU - Gu, Zhongze
AU - Akers, Walter John
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs) with tunable photoemission throughout the near-infrared (NIR) region (ca. 750-1000 nm) were synthesized by a two-phase approach. Here, oil-soluble lead oleate formed by a reaction of lead acetate and oleic acid (OA, the capping agent) in n-decane at 130 °C was used as lead precursor, and water-soluble Na2S, thioacetamide (TAA), and thiourea, each having a different reactivity, were used as sulfur sources. When an n-decane solution of lead precursor and an aqueous solution of sulfur precursor were mixed at the appointed temperature, oil-soluble, near-infrared-emitting PbS QDs were achieved. In this study, we investigated the influence of the reactivity of water-soluble sulfur sources on the synthesis of PbS QDs. The morphology and crystal structure of the as-prepared PbS QDs were characterized by (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
AB - Colloidal PbS quantum dots (QDs) with tunable photoemission throughout the near-infrared (NIR) region (ca. 750-1000 nm) were synthesized by a two-phase approach. Here, oil-soluble lead oleate formed by a reaction of lead acetate and oleic acid (OA, the capping agent) in n-decane at 130 °C was used as lead precursor, and water-soluble Na2S, thioacetamide (TAA), and thiourea, each having a different reactivity, were used as sulfur sources. When an n-decane solution of lead precursor and an aqueous solution of sulfur precursor were mixed at the appointed temperature, oil-soluble, near-infrared-emitting PbS QDs were achieved. In this study, we investigated the influence of the reactivity of water-soluble sulfur sources on the synthesis of PbS QDs. The morphology and crystal structure of the as-prepared PbS QDs were characterized by (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
KW - Fluorescence
KW - Lead sulfide
KW - Quantum dots
KW - Synthesis design
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U2 - 10.1002/ejic.201100012
DO - 10.1002/ejic.201100012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955828949
SN - 1434-1948
SP - 2422
EP - 2432
JO - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
IS - 15
ER -