Published November 14, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Shape-controlled assembly of luminescent dumbbell-like CdTe-cystine nanocomposites

  • 1. Center for Advanced Bionanosystems, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive 637457 (Singapore)
  • 2. School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive 637457 (Singapore)

Description

A shape perfect luminescent dumbbell with size up to several microns was prepared by incorporating CdTe quantum dots (QDs) into locally created L-cystine matrices, and the photoluminescence of the shaped dumbbells can be easily tailored by reaction time. The growth mechanism was thoroughly investigated. This work not only gives a potential application in optical devices, but also gives a deep insight on the assembly mechanism of nanomaterials into micron-size objects

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0957-4484/18/45/455701;
PII
S0957-4484(07)56569-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nanotechnology (Print)
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
45
Journal Page Range
p. 455701
ISSN
0957-4484

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