0026-2714/$ see front matter Crown Copyright 2 doi:10.1016/j.microrel.2010.02.004 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 2118800x578 E-mail address: [email protected] (S. Maikap The pH sensors using protein-mediated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots in an electrolyte–insulator–semiconductor (EIS) structure have been investigated. The hydrophobic cylindrical cavity of the chaperonin (GroEL) protein templa...

Cadmium Selenide (CdSe) thin films were synthesized by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. The XRD, SEM, UV-Visible absorption spectrum, dielectric studies and photoconductivity measurements were used to characterize the CdSe films. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) is used to examine the structure of CdSe thin film. The surface morphology of the film was analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscop...

We demonstrated the energy harvesting potential and piezotronic effect in vertically aligned CdSe nanowire (NW) arrays for the first time. The CdSe NW arrays were grown on a mica substrate by the vapor-liquid-solid process using a CdSe thin film as seed layer and platinum as catalyst. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy image and selected area electron diffraction pattern indicate ...

CdSe quantum dots have been prepared via a colloidal route using Mercaptoethanol (Thioglycol) (HOCH2CH2SH) as a capping agent. The stability of the particles in solution and embedded in TiO2 matrices has been followed by optical absorption and photoluminescence. Both the size and the size distribution of the particles are well controlled by ratio mole and temperature, thus allowing a tunable em...

CdSe nanoparticles (NPs) are chemically synthesized in thermotropic ionic liquid crystalline (LC) phase of cadmium octanoate that was used as a nanoreactor. The nanocomposite samples are obtained by the rapid cooling of the LC phase to room temperature. Observed doublet structure in absorption spectra of the nanocomposites is characteristic for the two-dimensional CdSe nanoplatelets (NPLs). The...

Alloyed CdSeS nanocrystals allow tuning between the CdSe and CdS band edges while remaining relatively small. The CdSeS cores also lead to a reduced electron confinement energy and a slower biexciton decay rate compared to CdSe cores of similar sizes. A ZnS shell synthesis procedure allows stable CdSeS/ZnS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) suitable for single dot imaging. These are compared to CdSe/...

One-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures, such as nanowires (NWs), have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique properties and potential applications in nanoelectronics, nano-optoelectronics, and sensors. One of the challenges toward their integration into practical devices is their large-scale controlled assembly. Here, we report the guided growth of horizontal CdSe nanowires on...

Fluorescence signal amplification by cation exchange in aptamer-conjugated CdSe nanoclusters, a biological self-assembly of CdSe quantum dots, was developed as a novel method for cancer cell detection.