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Developing a coordination chemistry of intact quantum dots: The preparation of novel nanocomposites of PbS with CdS or CdSe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Tito Trindade ,
Paul O'Brien  and
Xiao-mei Zhang
Tito Trindade
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810 Aveiro, Portugal
Paul O'Brien*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom
Xiao-mei Zhang
Affiliation:
Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Semiconductor Materials, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. Present address: The Manchester Materials Science Centre and the Chemistry Department, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 1PL, United Kingdom.
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Abstract

In this communication a new kind of nanocomposite is reported in which a bridging coordination ligand, 2,2′-bipyrimidine, is used to bind quantum dots of CdS or CdSe (4–6 nm) to larger PbS nanoparticles.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 14 , Issue 11 , November 1999 , pp. 4140 - 4142
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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