Rogach Semiconductor Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

Synthesis, Assembly, Spectroscopy and Applications
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-211-75237-1
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 372 Seiten

When investigations on semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots started more than a quarter of a century ago, no one ever believed that nanoparticle research would develop into one of the major fields in modern science. The basis was laid by studies of photocatalysis and artificial water splitting driven by the former oil crisis. These euphorically started activities ebbed away more and more when on one side oil brimmed over again and the scientists on the other did not succeed in the concomitant formation of hydrogen and oxygen. At the same time size quantisation was discovered in nanocrystals initiating a fruitful research field on scaling laws of physical and chemical properties of quantum dots. Especially optical investigations of semiconductor nanocrystals led to fas- nating scientific results and to applications in optoelectronics and biolabeling. Advances in spectroscopic measurements were always correlated with advances in synthesis. The better the size, shape and surface control of the particles was developed, the more detailed and precise was the spectroscopic information - tained. Applications of nanocrystal quantum dots often require asssembly processes for the formation of polymer hybrids or thin films. For this as well as for the use in biomedical applications new ligand chemistry needed to be developed during the recent past. This book gives a very competent view on all these facets of nanocrystal quantum dot research. Twelve chapters are written by experts in the fields in a way introducing the respective concepts and providing comprehensive overview on the current state of the art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rogach, Andrey

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;6
2;Preface;7
3;Contents;9
4;Growth mechanism, shape and composition control of semiconductor nanocrystals;10
5;Synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals in organic solvents;44
6;Aqueous synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals;82
7;Multishell semiconductor nanocrystals;109
8;Self-assembly of semiconductor nanocrystals into ordered superstructures;126
9;Semiconductor nanocrystal–polymer composites: using polymers for nanocrystal processing;177
10;Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly with semiconductor nanoparticles and nanowires;203
11;Exciton–phonon interaction in semiconductor nanocrystals;223
12;Anti-Stokes photoluminescence in semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots;262
13;Exciton dynamics and energy transfer processes in semiconductor nanocrystals;281
14;Fluorescence spectroscopy of single CdSe nanocrystals;315
15;Applications of quantum dots in biomedicine;352
16;Subject index;369