Quantum dots-ionic liquid hybrids: efficient extraction of cationic CdTe nanocrystals into an ionic liquid

Takuya Nakashima; Tsuyoshi Kawai

doi:10.1039/b418001a

Quantum dots-ionic liquid hybrids: efficient extraction of cationic CdTe nanocrystals into an ionic liquid

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Mar 28:(12):1643-5. doi: 10.1039/b418001a. Epub 2005 Feb 1.

Authors

Takuya Nakashima¹, Tsuyoshi Kawai

Affiliation

¹ Research and Education Center for Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan. ntaku@ms.naist.jp

PMID: 15770287
DOI: 10.1039/b418001a

Abstract

Water soluble CdTe nanocrystals covered with cationic thiol derivatives are efficiently transferred into a hydrophobic ionic liquid, in which they show enhanced photoluminescence.

MeSH terms

Cadmium Compounds / chemistry*
Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
Luminescent Measurements
Nanoparticles*
Quantum Dots*
Solubility
Spectrophotometry
Tellurium / chemistry*
Water / chemistry

Substances

Cadmium Compounds
Ionic Liquids
Water
Tellurium
cadmium telluride