Preparation and characterization of CdSe quantum dots/poly (amido amine) dendrimer nano-composites

Yu Juan Jin*, Yun Jun Luo, Guo Ping Li, Jie Li, Wen Ting Lu

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Abstract

Uniform, well-dispersed and strong photoluminescent CdSe quantum dots(QDs) were prepared taking poly(amido amine)(PAMAM) dendrimers as inner templates in water with NaHSe as Se resources. The properties of CdSe QDs encapsulated in dendrimers were characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectra, photoluminescence(PL) emission spectra and high resolve transmission electron microscope(HRTEM). The results were: strong interface charge transfer function happens between dendrimers and CdSe QDs when irradiated under UV light. Amine-terminated dendrimers protoned and high-generation dendrimers were better templates compared with carboxylate-terminated and low-generation dendrimers. The stability, diameter and PL efficiency of CdSe QDs were affected remarkably by pH and temperature and the proper condition was neutral and 0°C. CdSe QDs with different diameters and photoluminescence colors were prepared by changing the mole ratio of Cd2+ to PAMAM dendrimers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)858-863
Number of pages6
JournalBeijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
Volume30
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2010

Keywords

  • CdSe quantum dots(QDs)
  • PAMAM dendrimers
  • Photoluminescence
  • Tunable colors

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