New Generation Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots for Biophotonics and Nanomedicine

• Main Authors: Xu, Gaixia, Zeng, Shuwen, Zhang, Butian, Swihart, Mark T., Yong, Ken-Tye, Prasad, Paras N.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: cadmium-free quantum dots; biophotonics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83973; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41591
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This review summarizes recent progress in the design and applications of cadmium-free quantum dots (Cd-free QDs), with an emphasis on their role in biophotonics and nanomedicine. We first present the features of Cd-free QDs and describe the physics and emergent optical properties of various types of...