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Self-Assembly Of Nanoparticles At Interfaces, Alexander Böker, Jinbo He, Thomas P. Russell, Todd S. Emrick
Self-Assembly Of Nanoparticles At Interfaces, Alexander Böker, Jinbo He, Thomas P. Russell, Todd S. Emrick
Todd S. Emrick
Developments in the assembly of nanoparticles at liquid–liquid interfaces are reviewed where the assemblies can be controlled by tuning the size of the nanoparticles and the chemical characteristics of the ligands. Both synthetic and biological nanoparticles are discussed. By controlling the type of ligands, uniform and Janus-type nanoparticles can be produced where, at liquid–liquid interfaces, subsequent reactions of the ligands can be used to generate crosslinked sheets of nanoparticles at the interface that have applications including novel encapsulants, filtration devices with well-defined porosities, and controlled release materials. By controlling the size and volume fraction of the nanoparticles and the chemical …
Quantum Dots Coordinated With Conjugated Organic Ligands: New Nanomaterials With Novel Photophysics, Nathan L. Hammer, Todd S. Emrick, Michael D. Barnes
Quantum Dots Coordinated With Conjugated Organic Ligands: New Nanomaterials With Novel Photophysics, Nathan L. Hammer, Todd S. Emrick, Michael D. Barnes
Todd S. Emrick
CdSe quantum dots functionalized with oligo-(phenylene vinylene) (OPV) ligands (CdSe-OPV nanostructures) represent a new class of composite nanomaterials with significantly modified photophysics relative to bulk blends or isolated components. Singlemolecule spectroscopy on these species have revealed novel photophysics such as enhanced energy transfer, spectral stability, and strongly modified excited state lifetimes and blinking statistics. Here, we review the role of ligands in quantum dot applications and summarize some of our recent efforts probing energy and charge transfer in hybrid CdSe-OPV composite nanostructures