Aqueous phase synthesis and functionalization of semiconductor quantum dots for biomedical applications

• Main Author: Wang, Yucheng
• Other Authors: Yong, Ken-Tye
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Nanotechnology; DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics; DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Semiconductors
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65458
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis, efforts have been made to investigate and optimize the aqueous synthesis route in order to prepare high quality QDs. Reaction for high quality CdTe QD preparation was firstly investigated. It was found that, species and concentration of surfactants are important factors which greatly...