Recognition-Mediated Assembly of Quantum Dot Polymer Conjugates with Controlled Morphology
- Nandwana, Vikas
- Subramani, Chandramouleeswaran
- Eymur, Serkan
- Yeh, Yi-Cheun
- Tonga, Gulen Yesilbag
- Tonga, Murat
- Jeong, Youngdo
- Yang, Boqian
- Barnes, Michael D.
- Cooke, Graeme
- Rotello, Vincent M.
Publication date
September 2011
DOI Publisher
MDPI AG Journal
International Journal of Molecular SciencesAbstract
We have demonstrated a polymer mediated "bricks and mortar" method for the self-assembly of quantum dots (QDs). This strategy allows QDs to self-assemble into structured aggregates using complementary three-point hydrogen bonding. The resulting nanocomposites have distinct morphologies and inter-particle distances based on the ratio between QDs and polymer. Time resolved photoluminescence measurements showed that the optical properties of the QDs were retained after self-assembly
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