Purification of quantum dots by gel permeation chromatography and the Eeffect of excess ligands on shell growth and ligand exchange

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2838-2848

  Shen, Yi ^a   Gee, Megan Y ^a   Tan, Rui ^a   Pellechia, Perry J ^a   Greytak, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe; core shell; gel permeation chromatography; ligand exchange; nanocrystals; purification; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CDSE; CORE-SHELL; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY (GPC); HYDROPHOBIC SOLVENT; LIGAND EXCHANGES; MODIFICATION REACTIONS; SOLVENT ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

AMINO ACIDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NANOCRYSTALS; PURIFICATION; REMOVAL; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZINC;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84880599076     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm4012734     Document Type: Article

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