Quantum confinement can dramatically slow down electron-phonon relaxation in nanoclusters. Known as the phonon bottleneck, the effect remains elusive. Using a state-of-the-art time-domain ab initio approach, we model the observed bottleneck in CdSe quantum dots and show that it occurs
The CdS/SiO(2) core/shell nanowires (NWs) with controlled shell thickness were successfully synthesized and subsequently heat-treated at 500 °C. The influences of silica shell coating and annealing processes on their optical properties have been investigated. Compared with original CdS NWs, the
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 15(15), 5472-5476 (2013-03-12)
In order to pursue the interface effect on the band offset of the semiconductor nanocrystals with the type-I core-shell structure, we have established a theoretical model to elucidate the underlying mechanism based on the atomic-bond-relaxation consideration and continuum mechanics. It
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 12(11), 8258-8265 (2013-02-21)
Quantum dots are being widely used in physics and in the biomedical industry in recent years due to their excellent optical characteristics. However, studies have shown that cadmium selenide core-shell quantum dots exhibit cytotoxicity. The present study investigates the induction
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(1), 643-648 (2013-05-08)
CdSe nanoparticles with polystyrene (PS) brushes are obtained by "grafting through" technique starting from solely aqueously synthesized nanoparticles. Mercaptoethanol (ME) capped nanoparticles are used to achieve double bond functional groups on the surface by condensation reaction with methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS). PS
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