We demonstrate the surface-plasmon-induced enhancement of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)using a model multilayer core-shell nanostructure consisting of an Au core and surrounding FRET pairs, i.e., CdSe quantum dot donors and S101 dye acceptors. The multilayer configuration was demonstrated to exhibit synergistic effects of surface plasmon energy transfer from the metal to the CdSe and...

Recent years have witnessed quite a number of worldwide efforts for fabricating CdSe/TiO2 nanotube arrays (CdSe/TNTAs) nanocomposites; however, the construction of a well-defined CdSe/TNTAs binary nanostructure for versatile photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical applications still poses a big challenge. In this work, a hierarchically ordered CdSe/nanoporous TiO2 nanotube arrays (CdSe/NP-TNTAs...

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials have a promised future in different aspects of modern life that involve medicine, environment, space, energy, electronics, security, and many others. While the applications of nanomaterials seem to be limitless, new challenges are also being posed. With regard to the type of one-dimensional nanostructure of Cadmium Selenide (CdSe), there are three possible morph...

The main goal of this work was to synthesize CdSe/CdS (core-shell) nanoparticles stabilized by polymer ligand using entirely aqueous colloidal chemistry at room temperature. First, the CdSe core was prepared using precursors and acid-functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol) as the capping ligand. Next, a CdS shell was grown onto the CdSe core via the layer-by-layer technique. The CdS shell was formed...

The highly enhanced electrochemiluminescence from a novel hybrid gold/silica/CdSe-CdS quantum-dot nanostructure has been reported for the first time, and successfully applied to develop an ultrasensitive ECL immunosensor for the detection of a protein tumor marker, carcinoembryonic antigen.

Discrete nanostructures of CdSe@ZnS QDs and Au NPs were prepared and the photonic interactions between the QDs and Au NPs were systematically investigated. We found that the Au/QD ratio, separation distances between Au NPs and QDs, and the size of the Au NPs in a given discrete nanostructure all affect the interaction between Au NPs and QDs.

Herein, we present the formation of cadmium selenide (CdSe) islands embedded in a porous structure of entangled selenium (Se) nanofibers in the host matrix of a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL). Electron beam irradiation has been employed to initiate the formation of the nanostructure while RTIL simultaneously played the role of a solvent, stabilizer and a shape guiding template for such mo...

Noble metal nanostructure allows us to tune optical and electrical properties, which has high utility for real-world application. We studied surface plasmon-induced emission of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) on engineered metallic nanostructures. Highly passive organic ZnS-capped CdSe QDs were spin-coated on poly-(methyl methacrylate)-covered Ag films, which brought QDs near the metallic surf...

cdse nanostructures were synthesized by using green chemical route as starch was used as capping agent. xrd, hr-tem, sead, uv and pl studies were made for structural and optical properties of the prepared sample. film morphology and the thickness measurement of n-cdse were carried out with afm analysis. i-v characteristics curve of this junction confirmed the formation of schottky contact betwe...

Electron transfer dynamics in a photoactive coating made of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) and Au nanoparticles (NPs) tethered to a framework of ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide (FGO) nanosheets and mesoporous titania (TiO(2)) was studied. High resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses on TiO(2)/CdSe/FGO/Au not only revealed the linker mediated binding of CdSe QDs with TiO(2) but ...