Aerogels from CdSe/CdS Nanorods with Ultra-long Exciton Lifetimes and High Fluorescence Quantum Yields

Adv Mater. 2015 Oct 28;27(40):6152-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201502078. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Abstract

Hydrogels are fabricated from CdSe/CdS seeded nanorod building blocks by the addition of hydrogen peroxide and converted to aerogels by supercritical drying. The aerogels show higher photoluminescence quantum yields and longer lifetimes than the hydrogels and the nanoparticle solutions. A model for this observation is derived.

Keywords: (absolute) quantum yields; CdSe/CdS seeded nanorods; aerogels; radiative decays; semiconductor nanoparticles.

MeSH terms

  • Cadmium Compounds* / chemical synthesis
  • Cadmium Compounds* / chemistry
  • Fluorescence*
  • Hydrogels* / chemical synthesis
  • Hydrogels* / chemistry
  • Light
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanotubes / chemistry
  • Nanotubes / radiation effects*
  • Selenium Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Selenium Compounds / chemistry
  • Selenium Compounds / radiation effects*
  • Solutions
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Cadmium Compounds
  • Hydrogels
  • Selenium Compounds
  • Solutions
  • Water