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Voltammetry as a tool for characterization of CdTe quantum dots.

International journal of molecular sciences (2013-06-29)
Pavlina Sobrova, Marketa Ryvolova, Jaromir Hubalek, Vojtech Adam, Rene Kizek
ABSTRACT

Electrochemical detection of quantum dots (QDs) has already been used in numerous applications. However, QDs have not been well characterized using voltammetry, with respect to their characterization and quantification. Therefore, the main aim was to characterize CdTe QDs using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry. The obtained peaks were identified and the detection limit (3 S/N) was estimated down to 100 fg/mL. Based on the convincing results, a new method for how to study stability and quantify the dots was suggested. Thus, the approach was further utilized for the testing of QDs stability.

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