Publication
Title
Synthesis of highly luminescent silica-coated CdSe/CdS nanorods
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Abstract
CdSe(core)/CdS(shell) nanorods (NRs) have been extensively investigated for their unique optical properties, such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum efficiency (QE) and polarized light emission. The incorporation of these NRs in silica (SiO2) is of high interest, since this renders them processable in polar solvents while increasing their photochemical stability, which would be beneficial for their application in LEDs and as biolabels. We report the synthesis of highly luminescent silica-coated CdSe/CdS NRs, by using the reverse micelle method. The mechanism for the encapsulation of the NRs in silica is unravelled and shown to be strongly influenced by the NR shape and its asymmetry. This is attributed to both the different morphology and the different crystallographic nature of the facets terminating the opposite tips of the NRs. These results lead to the formation of a novel class of NR architectures, whose symmetry can be controlled by tuning the degree of coverage of the silica shell. Interestingly, the encapsulation of the NRs in silica leads to a remarkable increase in their photostability, while preserving their optical properties.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Chemistry of materials / American Chemical Society. - Washington, D.C., 1989, currens
Publication
Washington, D.C. : 2013
ISSN
0897-4756 [print]
1520-5002 [online]
DOI
10.1021/CM401169T
Volume/pages
25 :17 (2013) , p. 3427-3434
ISI
000330097900004
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).
Counting Atoms in Nanomaterials (COUNTATOMS).
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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