Different-sized CdSe quantum dots have been assembled on TiO2 films composed of particle and nanotube morphologies using a bifunctional linker molecule. Upon band-gap excitation, CdSe quantum dots inject electrons into TiO2 nanoparticles and nanotubes, thus enabling the generation of photocurrent in a photoelectrochemical solar cell. The results presented in this study highlight two major findi...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain RB is a bacterium capable of synthesizing cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanoparticles and was isolated from a soil sample. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of P. aeruginosa strain RB. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a draft genome of a CdSe-synthesizing bacterium.

High-performance hybrid solar cells (HSCs) based on P3HT : CdSe QD blends are achieved through post-deposition ligand exchange by n-butanethiol (n-BT) with a high power conversion efficiency of 3.09%. The mechanism by which n-BT modifies the surface structures of CdSe QDs and thus improves the HSCs performance is investigated.

Photoelectron spectroscopy studies verify the occurrence of S/Se substitution in single crystal CdSe and CdS photoanodes when used in photoelectrochemical cells containing S2or Se 2solutions. A possible mechanism of the S /Se exchange is discussed as well as its consequences on the electrode stabi l i ty and the output parameters of the photoelectrochemical cells. A number of studies have shown...

Biomineralization is the process by which biological systems synthesize inorganic materials. Herein, we demonstrate an engineered cystathionine γ-lyase enzyme, smCSE that is active for the direct aqueous phase biomineralization of CdSe and CdSe-CdS core-shell nanocrystals. The nanocrystals are formed in an otherwise unreactive buffered solution of Cd acetate and selenocystine through enzymatic ...

An investigation of the photoinduced fluorescence enhancement (PFE) behavior of CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots deposited at low densities, under anhydrous and controlled water humidity, under oxygen or argon, is presented. The photoluminescence properties of CdSe/ZnS QDs are highly dependent upon the local gaseous environment. Under anhydrous conditions, under either oxygen or argon, there wa...

Solution-processed quantum wells, also known as colloidal nanoplatelets (NPLs), are emerging as promising materials for colloidal optoelectronics. In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of CdSe/CdTe core/crown NPLs exhibiting a Type-II electronic structure and Type-II specific optical properties. Here, based on a core-seeded approach, the CdSe/CdTe core/crown NPLs were synth...

Several microfluidic reactors were designed and applied to the synthesis of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs). Initially, a simple single-phase capillary reactor was used for the synthesis of CdSe NCs. Precursors were delivered into a section of the capillary maintained at high temperature where they decomposed and reacted to form NCs. Monodisperse, bright CdSe NC samples were prepared...

Semiconductor cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) exhibited mirror-image circular dichroism (CD) spectra in the visible region (350-570 nm) after replacing the trioctylphosphine oxide/oleic acid ligands on achiral nanocrystals with D- and L-cysteines. Chiroptical properties of cysteine-capped CdSe QDs depend on their size and can be fine-tuned by changing the radius of QDs.

A method for fabricating colloidal CdSe nanocrystals at low reaction temperatures was developed. The transition from CdSe clusters to continuously-growing nanocrystals was found to be crucial in the formation of high-quality quantum dots with narrow size distribution and efficient, tunable optical properties.